A wish for the year (same one)

This is the third year I've posted this in various places. I keep expecting it to feel out of date, and it keeps not being.


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Hey.

May you be safe.
May you be free from tyranny.
May you be free from violence and the threat of violence.
May you be free from fear.

I wish this for you every day, and I wish it today.

May you have clean drinking water.
May you have a dry, warm living place.
May you be beloved.
May you be healthy.

I wish this for you every day, and I wish it today.

May you also be happy.
May you also be fulfilled.
May you achieve wisdom.

May you be less ponderous than this litany, and much funnier.

May there be justice for you and what you love.

May you worship or not worship, as your best understanding of the world guides you, in safety and peace.

May you freely give and receive love.
May you be brave and may you be a foundation for the bravery of others.
For their compassion, their fulfillment, their transformation.

May I be a foundation for these things in you, and you in me.

May I be given the honour to do this for you and not completely screw it up. And may you be able to do it for someone else and not completely screw it up. And may we be able to do it for all.

Let it be so, or let it be better than I have said, or let me try again.