1. Poetry: Traveler by Sarah Satterlee, Confession 151: On Becoming Ceramic by Furkan Pinar, We Speak of August by Valentina Gnup, Information Only by Dale E. Day-Hudson, The Opportunities Pantoum by James Valvis, Solstice Pantoum by Deema K. Shehabi, Going Back by Roger Mitchell, Old Tree Woman by Jena Schwartz, Baking Cake on Dec. 27 (In Honor of Kyra Kopestonsky) and Space Exploration and The Dream Rink and Six Glimpses of Christmas Eve and Lit and Because by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Everything That Is Divided and In Times Like These by James Crews, Power by Maya Stein, and How the Light Comes by Jan Richardson on Heart Poems. Bonus joy in poetry this week is “Peace, Please” a FREE poetry anthology “made possible by the generous voices of the community,” foreword by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and edited by ZenJen Brown.

2. Good stuff from Patti Digh: The world narrowed to a blade (“A meditative experience of reversal”) and White lights and train dreams (“a life can be ordinary and still be enough”) and Two celebrations in one (“Pausing before Christmas day rushes forward”).

3. The quiet pressure at the end of the year from The Tiny Joy Project. “On living a year instead of summarizing it.”

4. The 8 most wholesome internet moments of 2025. Add to that list Brit’s story in her latest post about her dog Billie giving “her favorite toy to the vacuum cleaner yesterday, play-bowing to it, ready to tumble,” and Kevin the Peacock. This one also seems to belong here, To the Young Couple Building a Snowman on the Aspen Loop.

5. Return, a January yoga series with Adriene, “a special four-part series inspired by my Saturday mornings as a child and now, Sunday mornings as an adult. That once-a-week ritual that offers an opportunity to return to what matters most.”

6. 21 days of pen to page with Laurie Wagner. “If you’re craving clarity, honesty, and a deeper connection to your natural writing voice, you’re in the right place. For 21 days, you’ll receive poems, prompts, short daily videos, and a simple 15-minute invitation to write — all designed to help you land on the page exactly as you are.”

7. Letting the path hold the answers on Yoga Humans.

8. Object-ives #16: The Inheritance I Bought. “A dead woman’s milk glass collection became the family heirloom I never had.”

9. Seven Sacred Moments (plus a baby camel), “& the actor Rainn Wilson on holy spaces” on The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad.

10. What’s Your Party Trick? from Jamie Attenberg. “On the cookbooks we use.”

11. Follow your inner moonlight from Alix Klingenberg on Earth & Verse.

12. From Seth Godin: Building blocks of marketing and Your best work and All bananas are the same and Popular new ideas.

13. Life After Instagram: What Happens When You Delete Social Media.

14. The Small Gestures That Help Us Navigate Grief on The New York Times. (gift link) “Readers share the small, practical acts of kindness that made a difference.”

15. Learning to Feel Safe Resting After a Lifetime of People-Pleasing.

16. ‘The sight of it is still shocking’: 46 photos that tell the story of the century so far on The Guardian.

17. Things That Leave from the Heart from Jena Schwartz.

18. 7 Little Ways to Embrace and Enjoy The Moments That Matter from Courtney Carver on Be More With Less.

19. From Danny Gregory: What I wish for you this Christmas and How to get rich making art.

20. I Don’t Want To “Get Through” This from Megan Falley. “Loving the holidays after losing a partner.”

21. it’s okay to write a things-I’m-loving-list when the world is falling apart from Elissa Altman.

22. These are Dark Days. Don’t Lose Your Light on The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz.

23. Letting Love in Gretchen Schmelzer. I love this so, so much.

24. On these in-between days I’m ‘growing down’, sinking into the present moment and savouring small delights. “My centre of gravity has shifted. The holidays are no longer something to construct but something to receive” on The Guardian’s Making sense of it, a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life.

25. Speak the Truth in Love from Bill Johnson of Bethel Church. (YouTube short) 

26. More “best of” lists: 7 Podcasts for Bookworms on The New York Times (gift link), Here are some fantastic nonfiction ‘Books We Love’ recommendations from NPR staff, The 20 best podcasts of 2025, and Guardian readers’ best films of 2025.

27. Neuroscience Explains How and Why Humans Should Hibernate a Little in Winter You’re not just lazy or tired in winter. “Your body wants you to slow down and recharge. So go ahead and (semi-) hibernate.”

28. Boulder artist creates nature-themed stickers to cover new National Park Pass design. “A Boulder artist is creating removable stickers featuring her nature paintings to cover the 2026 America the Beautiful annual pass…The Department of Interior recently announced the 2026 annual passes would feature President Trump’s face next to George Washington’s.” McCarty said the goal is to refocus attention on nature.