Aspiration for a Heart Wide Enough to Hold 2026

By Melissa Moore

As this new year opens, may it arrive not as a demand for improvement,
but as an invitation—to see more clearly, to feel more honestly,
And to meet life just as it is.

May we awaken from habitual drift and familiar stories,
Not by force, but by remembering what matters.
May love and gratitude rise naturally—
For those we cherish,
For those we grieve,
And even for those we struggle to understand.
The heart, when left unguarded, has a surprising capacity to include.

May we remember our belonging to the elements,
To the sun that marks the days,
The wind that carries change,
The earth that holds us unconditionally,
And the water that makes all life possible.
May we receive the earth’s offerings season by season,
walking a little more slowly,
With eyes and heart gently open.

In a world of constant movement,
May we find moments of space—through stillness, through conversation, through practice—whatever helps awareness breathe.

May we turn toward what sustains us:

 The people and beings who shape our lives,
Those who came before us,
Those who walk beside us now,
And the small, steady comforts that remind us we are alive.
Gratitude often begins in ordinary places.

With clarity and tenderness,
May we offer thanks for what has been,
and set intentions—for ourselves,
for our shared world, and for all her inhabitants–

From my heart to yours,
wishing you a whole heart
As we step into another year together, Happy New Year!

With love,
Melissa, Steward of Karuna