January doesn’t just happen once a year. We experience it again, quietly and repeatedly, every single Monday. Sunday evening rolls around and there’s often a subtle shift in the air. Even if nothing is said out loud, the energy changes. Bags are put by the door, clothes are laid out, alarms are checked. There’s a sense that tomorrow matters, that Monday needs to go well, because somehow it sets the tone for everything that follows.

I have a name for that day at the end of the Christmas holidays when everything suddenly feels very close and very loud. I call it Suddenly Sunday.

We’re often told how important it is to live in the moment, to be present, & to soak up the here & now. But there’s another layer to this...

Boundaries and barriers may sound similar, but in practice, they serve different purposes.