“The best part of finishing for the holidays is discovering your shoulders were carrying the year.”
— The Sage
The Sage has often remarked that we rarely notice the weight we’re carrying until we finally put it down. The approach of the holidays has a curious effect: deadlines loosen their grip, inboxes fall silent, and suddenly the body reveals what the mind has been ignoring. Tired shoulders drop, breathing deepens, and we realise just how much of the year has been resting quietly on our frame.
He suggests that this moment of release is more important than the holiday itself. It’s not the destination, the plans, or even the rest that matters most — it’s the recognition. The Sage believes that awareness of our own endurance is a small but meaningful form of gratitude. We discover that we have been stronger, more patient, and more resilient than we gave ourselves credit for.
With gentle humour, The Sage reminds us to notice that feeling when work ends and the weight lifts. It’s not laziness leaving the body, but burden. And in that softening of the shoulders, he sees a simple lesson: we often carry far more than we need to, and rest is not a reward — it’s a necessity finally being honoured.
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