The Energy Of December
December shows up in a way your body notices before your mind catches up. The days shorten and something in you shifts with it. You move through your morning a little differently. You reach for warmth more often. You look for pockets of quiet without realising you’re doing it. It’s subtle, but it lands.
This month brings you back into your own pace. You start seeing what feels supportive and what wears on you. The conversations that drain you. The moments that steady you. The routines that help you land after a full day. December pulls these things into focus without needing you to go searching for insight.
Meanwhile, the season around you gets louder. People fill their calendars. Plans stack. Invitations pop up from every direction. There’s pressure to be present everywhere, to wrap things up, to make things meaningful. The outer pace climbs while your inner world slows and that push and pull is where a lot of people start to feel stretched.
You might notice a deeper kind of tiredness. Or the pull toward small comforts that make you feel like yourself again. Maybe you want more space between things instead of running from one moment to the next. December doesn’t hide what your system needs. It makes it obvious.
Clarity tends to land in the simple parts of your day. Driving home in the early dark. Putting groceries away. Standing in your kitchen waiting for the kettle. You realise what you’ve been carrying or what you’re done carrying. December opens the door to those moments in a way the rest of the year rarely does.
Even with the pressure to keep up, the month gives you a clearer picture of where your energy belongs and where it doesn’t. What matters to you. What feels out of alignment. What you’ve been doing because you felt you had to, not because it supports you.
You’re allowed to move through December at a pace that feels real for you. You’re allowed to choose what steadies you. You’re allowed to save your energy for the things that actually matter, not the things that look good on a calendar.
December isn’t here to rush you. It’s here to help you hear yourself again.
Working With December’s Energy
If you want to meet this month in a way that feels honest for you, keep it simple. Look at the small things, the parts of your day where your body naturally slows or softens. The moments that give you a bit of breathing room. It might look like:
leaving earlier than you usually would
choosing quieter company
giving yourself more space between things
doing the easier version instead of the “right” version
letting your home feel lived-in instead of curated
giving yourself one moment with no input
noticing the places where you actually feel like yourself
December makes it easier to see what your energy has room for. Let that guide you.
Thanks for reading,
Sam
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