Falling Skies

It rains and it pours.

Chicken little or Henny Penny depending on how often you frequented the coop (or where you heard this folk tale ) , in the high-stakes world of poultry paranoia, one misplaced acorn was all it took to trigger a total atmospheric meltdown. The sky was falling down .

Henny penny reminds me of how I’ve felt throughout this year. This crazily horrible and confusing year. My world seemed to be crushing down ( a part of it actually did), I misunderstood a lot of things and people. I misunderstood many of my feelings- which made emoting or giving others grace really hard. It made giving myself grace really hard.

Cocky Locky: Who didn’t ask questions. Ducky Lucky: Who just went with the flow. Goosey Loosey: Who was apparently also not a scientist and Foxy Locsy : with a sly smile and spacious cave all happened to be embodied by I through out this year. At least my vague memory of it.

Here is a finished piece from ENJU and my 25 reminders from 2025.

25 from 2025

1. If tragedy didn’t kill me, nostalgia surely will.

2. take what belongs to caesar or you’ll have nothing.

3. Love, is everything .

4. Hold your tender heart with tenderness

5. call your parents . tell them you love them

6. let my sisters hug me more (its more for them lol )

7. say yes when you mean yes, and no when you mean it

8. learn to drive. move your body. yes trauma can be stored in the hips but you have to strengthen your left hook too. (don’t stop boxing / Muai Thai)

9. Make friends

10. cry

11. laugh even more

12. Be silly

13. drown in optimism

14. there is no bad day to have a white forest sweet treat from yummies

15. reach out when they cross your mind. You have no control over their response

16. buy yourself flowers

17. buy people flowers

18. write. read. consume art. (mindfully)

19. cut your coat XXL

20. Make propaganda about the things you love

21. explore

22. Good things take time

23. you’re enough

24. When in doubt, hop out of the bed turn your swag on, take a look in the mirror and say ‘‘wassup’’

25. Just like rice, there will always be love at home

happy new year cuties,

with love ,

AlM