Scarlet Has January Blues

After I shot into 2025 with joy and energy... I fizzled around noon today...

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The New Year Energy Crash

Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash

You know that feeling when you sprint full-speed ahead only to hit an invisible wall? That's precisely what happened to me today. After rocketing into 2025 with the energy of a caffeinated impala – vision boards created, goals meticulously listed, and motivation levels through the roof – I crashed spectacularly around noon.

There I was, my grand plans for the year scattered across my desk like confetti from last week's celebrations, while my body decided it had other ideas. The surge of New Year's enthusiasm met the reality of human limitations, and reality won. Decisively.

But here's the thing about these energy crashes: they're not failures. They're our bodies and minds telling us something important. Maybe sustainable change doesn't happen at the speed of New Year's fireworks. Perhaps rest isn't the enemy of progress, but it is a silent partner.

So here I am, writing to you from my unexpected afternoon slowdown, realizing that perhaps this crash is actually the first lesson 2025 wants to teach me: Real change isn't about sprinting through January – it's about finding a pace we can maintain through December.

To all of you who might be experiencing your own version of the New Year's energy crash, I see you, I'm with you, and maybe, just maybe, we're exactly where we need to be.

What's your experience been with the New Year so far? Has anyone else hit their midday wall, or am I dining solo at the crash-and-burn café?

Quick Poll: When Did Your New Year Energy Hit the Wall?

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Scarlet as impala. Created in Midjourney. This is an AI-generated image.