Gratitude, Hope, and Letting Go 🎀

Reconnecting with Spirit, abundance, and deeper purpose at the Winter Solstice

Volume 3, Issue 22
December 19, 2025
New Moon in Sagittarius 🌚 ♐
Sun in Sagittarius ☀️ ♐

New Moon Greetings, dear Friends❣️

I hope this note finds you in the spirit of the season, however you celebrate. For the first time in years, I’m feeling a glimmer of that spirit in my own way, which feels like its own small miracle.

This post is a bit woo-woo and hippie-dippy (which I am, at my core), and it’s rooted in hope, gratitude, and connection to the creative, kind, loving, beautiful, ever-expanding, and abundant fields of Spirit and Intention. On this dark new moon in Sagittarius, standing at the threshold of the Winter Solstice, I resolve to reconnect with the magic and mystery of the vast field of awareness, and to gently release the habits and thought patterns that keep me from fully embodying my highest potential.

This year has asked me to rethink how I live and relate to other humans—on personal, community, and collective levels. In the face of cruel political policies and ongoing economic scarcity, I found myself slipping into negative and unhelpful ways of thinking. Yet something shifted within me over the past month, a quiet awakening that reminded me to return to my belief in the overwhelming abundance that planet Earth offers to me, and to all of humanity. I’m choosing to notice the blessings waiting right at my doorstep, and to meet each one with reverence and gratitude.

This resolution begins with offering my immense gratitude to you—my readers and subscribers—and to the Substack platform, which holds space for communities to thrive. It is not perfect, but for me it has been a deeply healing space, one where I find the courage to share my journey through the written word. Never in a million years would I have been able to pull this off without you and this platform. I can’t thank you enough for showing up for each post and for the kind words of encouragement you share with me, both privately and publicly. Truly—thank you!

I hope you continue to follow along on this meandering journey among still waters and waves, turbulence and flow, blocked streams and rushing rivers of our lived human experiences. Together, we find meaning, purpose, and the strength to float, swim, bathe, and move with the Tides of Being—always present and open to whatever experience arises in each moment of each day. Oh, this journey is a wonder indeed.

For those who live with loss, the holidays can be especially complicated. I want to offer my sincerest and warmest virtual embrace to anyone reading this who is missing a beloved. Do whatever you need to do to get through it, even if that means allowing yourself to collapse into a puddle of sorrow on the floor. The pain is temporary, and it will pass, but please allow yourself to be held and loved by someone you trust and care for.

Following this post, I’ll be taking my annual winter pause from posting on Substack and YouTube. I plan to find peace and joy with my people, celebrating the end-of-year holidays through quiet, intimate, and casual connection with those I love most. I’ll meet you back here on the new moon in Capricorn, in January 2026, marking my third anniversary of writing on Substack.

This holiday season, the greatest gift I can offer myself is gratitude. How lucky am I to be on this journey, to have connected with such amazing humans, and to be safe and loved. Even with this annoying broken ankle, I could not be more grateful for this life.

May you be blessed this holiday season with joy, love, connection, and all the magic of this ever-expanding and abundant Universe.

With warmth and care,
Jennifer 💫💖💫

A Two-Minute Gratitude Practice 💗

Begin by finding a comfortable seat or standing position. If it feels safe to do so, allow your eyes to gently close, or soften your gaze.

Take a slow, steady breath in through your nose… and a long, easy exhale through your mouth.

Again, inhale—inviting presence in.
Exhale—letting the body soften.

Bring your attention to the simple fact that you are here. Notice the support beneath you, the quiet intelligence of your breath moving in and out, the subtle aliveness in your body.

Now, without searching or forcing, invite one small thing you feel grateful for to rise into awareness. It might be something ordinary—a warm drink, a familiar voice, a moment of rest, or simply this breath. Let it be simple. Let it be true.

As you inhale, gently receive this feeling of gratitude.
As you exhale, allow it to spread through your chest, your belly, your shoulders, your hands, and your whole body.

If your mind wanders, that’s okay. Gently return to the breath and to this quiet appreciation for what is present right now.

For the final few breaths, place a hand over your heart or another place that feels comforting. Silently offer yourself a few kind words, such as: Thank you. I am enough. This moment is enough.

When you’re ready, allow your eyes to open or your gaze to lift. Carry this soft awareness of gratitude with you as you move into the rest of your day.

The Planets🪐

New Moon in Sagittarius on December 19, 2025 🌚 ♐
Winter Solstice on December 21, 2025 🌞❄️
Sun in Sagittarius moves into Capricorn on December 21, 2025 ♐ ➡️ ♑
Venus in Sagittarius moves into Capricorn on December 24, 2025 ♐ ➡️ ♑
Waxing half moon in Aries on December 27, 2025 🌓 ♈
Mercury in Sagittarius moves into Capricorn on January 1, 2026 ♐ ➡️ ♑
Full moon in Cancer on January 3, 2026 🌕 ♋

🌄 Sunrise today in Cleveland is at 7:48 am
🌇 Sunset today in Cleveland at 4:58 pm

Intentions for the new moon in Sagittarius: I reconnect with gratitude and Spirit, opening my heart to the quiet wisdom and abundance already present in my life. I choose to seek deeper meaning and purpose, and allow my curiosity and faith to guide me toward what feels authentic and expansive. I gently release limiting beliefs, outdated stories, and self-doubt, making space for growth, possibility, and a renewed sense of freedom. I step forward with clarity, trust, and hope.

Current Offerings 💚

Thanks to everyone who joined my meditation livestreams on the Substack App. I will host another series again next year. You can watch and practice with these livestreams here: https://jenniferbochik.substack.com/t/livestreams.

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