Year End Feels! 💛
Hey hey everyone, hope this finds you doing well! 💛
I’ve always enjoyed making forum posts here but it’s been forever since I’ve made one (or so it feels to me haha) so now mustering back all that (recently) quiet love I’ve had for the forumland, I wanted to create something for the year-end feels. 🥰
One thing lead to another xD and what was going to be just one thread, will now be turning to a master thread (lol) for a couple of related posts spanned out across the last two months of this year!
I’ll be adding the thread links to this one, as and when posted. 👀
Currently just holding space for you, to feel free in sharing however this time of the year has been making you feel. Your thoughts and feelings are welcome here, merry or not hehe. *you* are welcome here, no matter what you feel or think. ✨💛
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
This time of year has been extremely rocky for me, with lots of unknowns, and it leaves me feeling unsettled. I’m doing a lot of allowing myself to engage in activities to distract me from the wild world. I’m taking long walks with our pup, completing small tasks like cleaning one corner of the living space. and trying to stay positive, as positive as possible.
It’s very sweet of you to reach out and share your post, with all its reassurance and kindness. My photo for you is of “komorebi," which is what happens when sunlight gleams through the leaves of trees, or tree trunks, in this case, to create those streaks of light, sun rays.
@PatienceImpatiens
Hey hey Pat, you’re always a joy to come across, thank you for sharing your thoughts and that beautiful picture! 🥰
Unknowns in general can be really unsettling and when there’s a lot of it, I can imagine how rocky it must have made things for you, please do continue to reach out for support here whenever you feel comfortable doing so, you’re one of the most supportive, “always-present” people here during other people’s difficult times and you very much deserve the same and more too. Sending hugs your way! 🫂💖
Keeping yourself occupied while also trying to stay as positive you can is so so admirable and I’ve always admired your resilient spirit. Every little step counts indeed (and even better when there’s a paw-companion with you 🐾🥰).
Oh and now speaking about your resilient spirit along with the positive attitude you have, the picture you shared depicts it even more beautifully! 😍🥹
I’ve always been fond of nature and my reflective self seems to enjoy deep-diving thoughts even in the most “usual” things xD you know I’ve experienced these moments, like the one you’ve captured through this picture, and it’s such a simple yet profound reminder that no matter what comes in the way, the sun will always find a way to shine, the sunlight will too always find a way to reach us, no matter how many trees or even clouds come in its way.
So long we keep hoping for the sun to keep shining and so long we keep believing that eventually, it’ll always share its warm embrace with us, the rays come through, scattering the streaks of light in every direction and corner, even the darkest ones, especially the darkest ones. ☀️🥰
(This is getting longer xD but I want to complete my thought hehe.)
I like to believe that there’s a sun within each one of us, sometimes it can quiet down a little or sometimes the clouds or the trees or the fog tries obstructing its shine, its warmth from letting us feel it, but the sun is still present within, and eventually, it does shine again.
So my hope for you during these months and every other, is for the sun within you to keep on shining as bright as possible and embracing you from within in its cozy warmth. ✨💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Dearest Sunny Sun Sun,
You always know what to say, and you say it so reassuringly and in your own words and I can only think you are the sweetest of suns shining freely on everyone.
I know we all contain within us darkness and light. Sometimes the very busyness of the season, the lightness and the hustle and bustle, also brings forward the contrasting shadows that cry out to be heard as well. And so, I like to think that you have people to lean on as well, as you have been so lean-able over the years (person upon whom one may lean). You know, like that song, “Lean on me.” It’s really one of my favorites. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOZ-MySzAac&list=RDfOZ-MySzAac&start_radio=1)
Take care and keep on shining, friend. And you lean on your friends too. You add so much magic and happiness and joy just through your very being.
Love, Patience
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
This is my absolute favourite time of the year.
Love the build up to Christmas.
The possibility of snow.
Dark evenings .
Tea and chocolate.
Crisp air.
Open fires.
A million football games to keep me entertained on telly 😁
@Amanda84
Awww a happy and joyful Poooh playing in snow is the cutest thing I saw today and to hear that it’s your favorite time of the year along with the many wholesome ways that build up more joy and warmth for you to embrace the merry feels is sooooo lovely to know, Amanda! 🤗💖
Have the best time aheadddd!🎄🥰
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou sunny! havent seen you in forever lol. just wanted to say hi. how've you been? lol this time of year and exams and backlog and everything is very fun. 💛
@exuberantBlackberry9105
oops, good luck with exams!
@exuberantBlackberry9105
Lmao Berrryyybeaaannnn was that sarcasm about exams and backlogs being fun? 😭🥲
Smh 👀 I hope everything turns out well for youuuu, you keep trying your best okieeee, it does countttt, not always on the grade-sheet unfortunately, but in the tally of the universe, it always does, no effort is wasted. Bestest wishes for your examssss and I hope all the backlogs are cleared up sooonnnishhh! 🤗💖
Haven’t seen me in forever because I’ve not been around much in forever hehe 🥺 busy months and some itsy bitsy health stuff came in the way, no worries though, things are manageable and will continue to be xD (or so we will manifesttt 😂🥲😭👍), I’ll try to be active a lil more whenever possible, I’ve missed youuu and it’s always always super sweet to see you around and get a “hi” (and more ofcourse 🥰) from you, lovely!
I’ve been okay mostly, thankiees for asking me. How’ve you been all this while?
Sending tons of hugs your wayyy! 🤗💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
this is a very good idea! would you mind tagging me in your future posts? :o
this time of the year always feels magical to me, and, the fact that i can chill at home wrapped around my blanket while the weather is cold outside kinda makes me feel a lot cozy
i like to reflect on the year i've had... it's been quite a ride... but, i'm glad i've come this far💚
how about you? i love to hear from everyone!
@daydreammemories 💞
@sunisshiningandsoareyou 🌻
Oooo I'd like to be in your future forums too[they look awesome]. Tag me too if possible 😉
@CosmicMelody
You made me purpleee. So cute💚🥹
I agree. Their posts are really nice!
@daydreammemories
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Hey hey @CosmicMelody that’s very sweet of you to say and ofcourse, I’d be happy to tag you and hear more from you! 🥹🥰💛
And I looove sunflowers hehe, thank youu! 🌻🌻
@daydreammemories
Aww ofcourse, Day! I’d love to hear more from you always! 🥰
You’ve described this time of the year in such a perfect way, and it’s relatable for me too, the cozy feels are so much special in a way, along with the reflection on how far you’ve come this year and no matter how it was, for making it through anyway. I’m super proud of youuu for pulling through and hope there’s more moments of peace and solace in the coming days for you! 💛
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
i totally agree! and, thank you so much! i wish the same for you💚🎉
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou i hope youve been well 🤍 if you make a taglist for this, please add me?
I'm nervous about the end of the year for so many reasons. In all honesty, i wish time would stop moving for just a little bit and let me breathe 😅 everything's so fast. You blink and years are gone, and the years take the people with them...
But time stops for noone, and i guess we just adjust ourselves to the fleetingness of life
Heyyy @unassumingEyes so nice to see you and yes ofcourse, I’ll tag you! 💜
“we just adjust ourselves to the fleetingness of life”- wow Eyes wowww 😭, you didn’t have to drop this massive hit on me soo casually lmao! XD 🥲
Jk jk!
It’s soooooo trueee and I relate with it more than I can currently express on my listener account (🤣).
Time is really going by so quickly, it’s so hard to wrap your head around stuff just happening and moving around while you feel like a tree letting it all keep moving and revolving while you’re ‘stuck’ at processing it all at once.
It’s a lot to take in and I get how nerve-wracking this feels, to see time go by and to see time take away (our) people with it.
To have to constantly keep pretending to be okay with all the movement around and to pretend even more at following the worldly norms that you didn’t even sign up for.
It’s maddening and it’s challenging to make sense of things when you’re feeling stuck, super valid to feel confused and overwhelmed while you still try to show up in ways those around you expect you to.
Life does go by, and is actually quite short than we imagine it to be, the time and years that go by aren’t just years, they are “life” too, feeling stuck in this loop of what happened and what may happen, takes away our “what’s happening right now” moments and only later we realise that we “lost” that time too, it’s fleeting and it’s scary at times but you’re absolutely not alone in realising so. Offers hugs. 🫂
Whats something that helps you stay grounded in the present more? For me it’s usually spending time in nature hehe. The very little moments of quiet times, that pour back some of that “life” back into me. 🥰
Id hope there’s something that pours back life into you too, and if not yet, then may you find it or create it for yourself because as much you’re present for your people, you’re allowed to be present for yourself too! 💜
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou ah, Sun, you take my breath away! Here you are explaining away how I feel, like it's all so very simple and so very natural, and not odd at all. And here I was, worrying I'd "ruined the vibe"! xD
What pours life into me? Reading, sometimes. Writing. And talking to an old friend or cousin. It all makes me feel like a real person. That's living for me: expressing ones' self, and love. How very difficult. How very easy.
I accept your hugs and send you good vibes 🤍
(P.S it's absolutely okay if you can't always be upbeat. Yknow that, right? we love you even if it feels like rain)
@unassumingEyes
Aww I’m really glad it felt natural and heard hehe, because yesss what you described is a vvv natural, human experience and you’re allowed to express it plus you deserve to feel heard and be assured that however you feel is indeed not-weird.💜
And you’re never ruining the vibe when the vibe was all about expressing how you feel honestly, no matter what it sounds like to anyone else.
Reading, writing, expressing yourself and loving and talking to people you’ve considered safe and loving for you are truly all such magical ways to feel more alive and have that “hey you’re allowed to breathe and be and smile and feel peace” too. May you continue to have more such ways and people always!
Thank youu for the good vibes and being sweet as ever! 🥰 (Yesss ❤️🩹)
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Right now I just came here to say Hi, long time no see Sun, I hope you are doing well and back with a bang 😀 We all need the sunshine in to bring those positive energy always, so please don't forget to shine even if there is a bit of cloud, which eventually will clear up and we all welcome you back 😊
@communicativeJet616
I love your pfp🥹✨️
@daydreammemories
Merci 😊 I love it too, I still haven't changed it since 2023.
It was created on request by @Georginahowe here on sharing circle.
@daydreammemories
Wait I recognised your pfp, isn't it kiki's delivery service? It's so cute.
@communicativeJet616
Awww you’re sooo sweeet and thoughtful, Jettt, I appreciate you always and it’s so so good to see you. 💖
Yes hehe I’ve been less around, trying to catch up with things and it’s always so wholesome seeing wonderful people like you here reminding me why I keep coming back! 🥹🥰
Haha yessss no matter what and no matter how long it takes, the sun shall always rise again and oohhh shine too xD we all need the sunlight especially during the winters lol! 😛☀️
How have you been?
Your profile picture always sets the mood for Christmas hehe!🎄🥰
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
I'm really happy to see you back too Sunshine of 7cups 😊
Everyone missed you here, and I hope your birthday was awesome. Lol yeah even in winter we do need the sun, but clouds have different plan and sun likes to play peek - boo all the time 😁😅
I'm good, a bit of rough patch going but hoping I will overcome it.
And yeah I kept the profile since few years, I'm unable to change it as I couldn't find better one then this and also it's made by someone on cups. Please take care of health, spread the smile through your sunshine and hope to see you more around 😊
And today here we celebrate children's day so wish you also Happy Children’s Day, 😊
May the spark you had as a kid always stay alive inside you. Life feels lighter when we let that playful side breathe a little.
Take moments for yourself, do the small silly things that make you smile, and let your heart wander the way it used to. If you ever feel like running through the rain or playing on a swing, don’t think twice. The calendar moves forward, but the spirit doesn’t have to.
Growing up teaches us many things, but sometimes it also makes us forget the simplest joys. Hold on to those moments that make you feel free, feel young, feel you.
And as we celebrate this day across the country, I hope we continue to guide and uplift the little ones around us as well as the little one inside us. A bit of kindness, a bit of fun, and a bit of innocence can inspire a lot more than we realise. 🌸🌹
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou This time of the year is my favorite. There’s something so special about winter sunlight, you know... especially when I’m reading a book in it. The feeling just hits different. And during this season, our home is usually filled with guests and laughter, so everything feels livelier, and full of life🤍
Hiya @MeilleureAmie lovely to meet you and wow you’ve described such a wonderful winter experience, the “winter sunlight” adding a book reading to it hehe, it couldn’t get any more perfect than this (or maybe it can with a cup of hot chocolate hahaha). 🥰
A livelierrr, happier vibe with guests and laughter filling your home sounds super wholesome to me. These are always special moments to cherish, and the lil kid in the gif you shared is an apt representation of this joy hehe!
Have funsieeessss! 💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou this is so cute
Thank youu, @purpleOak3128 how are you doing today?
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
This is a very thoughtful article, Sunshine! 🌞💖🤗💖
This year has been great to me though I haven't reached my goals 🥅
How has this year been to you so far? 🤗💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou I'm so looking forward to this, please tag me when it's out ❤️
Aw heyyy @sadcat13 of course I will! 🥰
Just posted this one- https://www.7cups.com/forum/tv/General_2555/CozySeasonsWatchlist_369435/
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@Sunisshiningandsoareyou thank you for tagging me, had so much fun participating 😊