what is your idea of perfect happiness?

A tribute to 2023 (& an invitation to share your own).

Two days ago on the full moon in the Etosha Pan in Namibia.

I set no resolutions at the start of this year. Nor did I have expectations.

I was willing to let 2023 reveal herself to me. I wanted to hope for good but I also didn’t want to crush my hopes so I set the bar low. A fine year, without any major issues or setbacks, would be good enough this year.

Whereas past me would have set lofty dreams to fulfil, 2023 me simply wanted the sparkle that I once carelessly took for granted to return to life.

And then everything unexpected happened.

I began the year in Mallorca, in bed by 10 pm, briefly awoken by the New Year fireworks and starting the next day like any other day. Lemon in warm water. Watching the late winter sunrise. A simple set of 5 stretches.

A couple of months later my car was confiscated by the police and I decided to return to the U.K. to retract my car.

I spent the summer moving from one part of the country to another. Five times we moved. My cat and car and I. Plus…

— Wen…