December 22, 2024

Today I am the oldest / I have been.

Tis the season to unsubscribe from desperate marketing appeals promising 20% off things you don’t need.

Tis the season to make that appointment you’ve been putting off.

Tis the season to use up your flexible spending dollars on sunscreen and a massage gun.

Tis the season to text that friend you miss.

Tis the season to commit to a recurring monthly donation to a local organization doing real work in your community on a cause you care about.

Tis the season to let yourself be, and be with.

Attribution

Today I am the oldest
I have been. Today we drink
buckwheat tea. Today I have heat
in my apartment. Today I think
about the word chada in Korean.
It means cold. It means to be filled with.
It means to kick. To wear. Today we’re worn.
Today you wear the cold. Your chilled skin.
My heart kicks on my skin.
— from Between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice, Today by Emily Yungmin Yoon