"What if at the close of this year, we quietly say goodbye to the one we never saw coming, the one that was armed with the antithesis of all we were expecting in 2020. Imagine if we gently close the door, tiptoe away, and silently crawl into the bed of the new year, knowing we’ll need the rest. What if we pull the covers up to our chin, say our prayers, close our eyes, and breathe slow and deep breaths? Sometimes, the new year may just need to gently roll up and briefly touch our toes, without grand expectation, before the waves of a low tide calmly usher out the old." My latest piece, my perspective on the sunsetting of one year, and welcoming the rising of another. Read the entire piece at heatherpetri.com (link in profile). #endofyear #rising #stillness #quietlyrising #expectations #lettinggo #2021 #breathedeeply #gently #2020 #perspective