The New

Here’s to striding forward and having the courage to leave dead wood behind.

Here’s to being captain of your own ship, and travelling where you want and when you want. With the very best and worthy of companions. Or alone, if that is your wish.

Here’s to bucking the trend, defying expectations. To going rogue. To adventure, no matter the scale, for walking through a rain shower is adventure to an ant.

Here’s to refusing to conform, to placate, to being manipulated, to being used. Enough of that already.

Here’s to discovery, to learning, to stepping off that treadmill that has done nothing but take you round, circle following circle. Walk the wrong way on an escalator. Go against the prescriptive flow.

Here’s to having the confidence of never having to explain yourself to anyone ever again.

Here’s to good health. Quiet times. Productive hours. Peace.

Here’s to ‘Do no harm.’ To ‘Speak no evil.’ To ‘Think no ill.’

Here’s to you, you amazing creature. Here’s to me. To us.