Fledgling beginnings

2020 was a difficult year (to say the least). It was a sprout that left “bloody dots in [its] wake,” it afflicted us with “stiff bristles.” But this New Year might be the year we start from the beginning, say “We are the sun. We are the forest.” We are beginning again: fierce, lush, full, filled with joy and scars. Shara’s piece is giving us hope today. And it’s helping us form and articulate how we’ve come full circle.