New Year’s Eve is a Night of Grief

I remember having conversations with friends about how energy decreases when we approach the end of the year. People start working on resolutions and “reset” routines when objectively speaking, New Year’s Eve is just one more night.

Except it’s not. It’s not just one more night. It’s a night of grief.

We barely pause to acknowledge that moments and dreams die in front of us every single day, every single second of the day. Even when we get what we want or when we experience happiness, we are constantly letting go.

There is so much grief to process from one year to another. When you lose someone, when someone lets you go, when you change your mind. We need more than one night to heal, and yet, one night of grief may be exactly what we need. To be hopeful again, to feel content, to be at peace.

To make new choices is to grief. To grow up is to grief. To acknowledge the past, celebrate the present and embrace an uncertain future -all in one night- well, that is definitely a night of grief.