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Chris Grant
We glanced at other cyclist while cycle commuting in January 2005, spoke at the bike racks, and we’ve been together since.
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There’s so much to celebrate.
So much to be grateful for.
So much that’s unfinished.
The holidays compress a full spectrum of human experience into a few short weeks. Wins and losses. Family and distance. Rest and pressure. Hope and uncertainty—all coexisting, sometimes awkwardly, sometimes beautifully.
So instead of trying to write the perfect message, I’m choosing something simpler: respect.
Respect that not everyone is celebrating.
Respect that joy and exhaustion can show up in the same sentence.
Respect that we’re all carrying different loads into the new year.
If you’re celebrating, I hope it’s full of warmth and connection.
If you’re resting, I hope you protect that space.
If you’re just getting through, that counts too.
Here’s to closing out the year with a little more patience for ourselves and each other—and entering the next one with curiosity, not certainty.
~Chris Grant and Laura from our kitchen table where all the bike swap planning and plotting happen.