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I’m going to print this part out and hang it where I can read it daily. What a beautiful blessing to share. Happy New Year!!

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As for the year ahead, I wish for you the passion and resolve to pursue the interests of your heart and mind.

I wish for you courage when facing challenges, and also the softness and humility to learn from them.

I wish for you equanimity when you most need it, and also patience to endure the difficult times.

Above all, I wish that you are able to give love and kindness generously, and — and! — also receive it with equal enthusiasm, both from others and yourself.

May you find your place of peace in this world.

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🥹🥹🥹

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In a year full of a lot of tumult, where it was easy to get to a place of hopelessness, you became a friend and gave me the gift of joy on a regular basis. I’m incredibly grateful. 😘

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I’m so touched, Rachel 🥹. I’m so thankful to have met you! Happy new year, dear friend!

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😘 Happy New Year -- hope ‘24 brings us another date

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Thank you for all you’ve shared this year! It’s been a pleasure reading your substack! Wishing you and your family a very happy and peace filled new year🙏🏾

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Thank you, Stacey! Happy new year ❤️!

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Thank you for a year of thoughtful and inspiring material that I have gratefully devoured (often blissfully alone in a cafe drinking good coffee and eating good brioche!)

It has been a year to forget for me, but the ‘ping’ of the new Substack notification has given me little blips of happiness during some quite bleak days. All the best for 2024 to you and yours - I’m off to dream of a world in which I have a pair of those Riand28 Olive satin trousers! Much love 😘

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I’m so touched, Marie. 2023 seems to be a challenging one for many of us (as Rachel noted above), yet you and this community has undoubtedly been not just a highlight but a refuge. Thank you! Wishing you a better 2024 ❤️❤️❤️

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Those are such beautiful, thoughtful wishes, Irene, and I wish the same to you. Your substack has been a source of much joy and creative processing for me this year, and the chat feels like such a lovely community of people. For me, no one balances inspirational creativity with real life quite like you do, and with such a playful, curious, expansive perspective. Thank you!! May 2024 be a beautiful year.

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Dearest Emmanuelle, sometimes I can’t believe that *the internet* (Substack, IG) has brought such wonderful people into my life, especially you! I can’t wait to see what 2024 brings for you 😉. bonne année!

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Dearest Irene, meeting and getting to know you has been such a beautiful highlight of 2023! I'm excited about 2024 for both of us😉. Bonne année!! Enjoy your wonderful doce uvas de la suerte tradition ❤️!

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Happy holidays and new year! Maybe I missed this and can be directed to another post but tell me more about Dorsey jewelry. Is it holding up well and would you recommend?

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Hi Abby, I haven’t talked about it specifically, but overall I’m very happy with it! Cavaets: I don’t wear them in the shower even though I think it’s okay? So maybe read up on that more. Also I prefer the settings that are “flat” so that the prongs don’t get caught in stuff 😊

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Thanks! So helpful, I would probably keep the tennis bracelet on all the time and may take that for a spin. The linked bracelet is so special though. 😍

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Let me know what you think!

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