9 Comments
User's avatar
Jana Long's avatar

Happy New Year Cass! This was so good! I actually got all teary at the end - mostly about friendships, and well all the things really. 2025 was so hard for me. The friendships were my glue. And the noise of everything on social media really is exhausting.

Cassandra Jackson-Baker's avatar

Happy New Year Jana!!! Thank you for reading this. This space is going to be a labor of love. 2025 was tough, but I don't know, every year feels tough, right?? Was it always like this? I don't know. Thankful for our friendship!

Nina's avatar

Cass this was so good. I smirked, smiled, sighed, nodded in agreement, thought "me" and laughed while reading.

Cassandra Jackson-Baker's avatar

I feel very combative towards current narratives online. But you know that already 😉. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Here is hoping I can keep finding the time to write it.

Deborah Froese's avatar

Cassandra, this attitude seems to be gaining prevalence. We're growing tired of all the noise. Happy New Year!

Cassandra Jackson-Baker's avatar

And the performance of it all! It is exhausting. Thank you for reading. Happy New Year to you too!

Deborah Froese's avatar

I think the world is turning a corner. (And I hope that's not just wishful thinking.)

Ken Hyra 🇨🇦's avatar

Wow, this was great to read going into 2026. Thanks for the post. All of it made sense to me ( I am tired of using resonated, lol, although I just used it)

Cassandra Jackson-Baker's avatar

Thank you SO much for taking the time to read. Happy New Year to you! I hope you have a restful year. And your comment about using the word resonated made me smile.