Coffin & Cradle An idea from the local Unitarian church. It's a New Year's ceremony where they place out a symbolic cradle and coffin, and invite participants to place one object in each one to symbolize something you would like to bring forth in the New Year, and something you'd like to lay to rest. What are yours?
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In the coffin I'd like to lay financial concerns. I'm terribly tired of figuring out how I'm going to stretch my middlin' nonprofit salary in a time of no raises or bonuses to cover the basics of life (ugh, more car repairs needed soon), as well as reach my ambitions (attending school, taking new classes, traveling, participating in sports with expensive race fees). I know I can figure this out without having to change fields, and it involves a mixture of discipline and creative new ways to generate income. So hopefully I can bury money anxiety in the next year.
In the cradle: I put the early steps toward the Masters' degree I've been putting off so long, and all the learning that goes with it. Also in the cradle are the workouts leading up to another triathlon I really want to do this summer.