The Last Sunday of 2025
Thoughts, Contemplations, and Looking Forward to 2026
I’m sitting at my desk, sipping hot coffee, and eating a carnivore breakfast, just enjoying the sabbath. My desk sits directly in front of the window so I can look outside over my computer monitors. A few minutes ago, I put earplugs in to preserve my peace because right now, standing on her front porch across the street, is what Jeff and I affectionately call our Porch Preacher neighbor.
Every single Sunday she dresses in her Sunday best, steps onto her covered porch, sets up a small amplifier and microphone, and proceeds to blast the neighborhood with hymns and a very passionate, somewhat angry-sounding sermon. The whole ritual lasts about 45 minutes. And when we bought this house a year and a half ago, we had NO idea this was going to be part of our weekly life.
At first, it irritated me to no end. But over time I’ve learned to accept what I can’t change. Instead of feeling like a victim, I jokingly tell Jeff every Sunday, “I thank God for earplugs.”
I’m sharing this for a reason.
This morning I pulled a single tarot card for the day, and it couldn’t have been more perfect. The card was The Hanged Man — which feels deeply fitting not just for this porch-preaching moment, but also for this final Sunday of 2025.
You may feel frustrated that things aren’t moving as quickly as you'd like today. Be patient. Don’t try to force things to happen. Take this time of waiting as an opportunity to practice being present with yourself. You may find that when you let go of your expectations, things turn out differently - maybe even better - than you’d hoped.
KEYWORDS - sacrifice, surrender, faith, initiation, new perspective
INTERPRETATION - The Hanged Man is a card of inaction, uncertainty, patience, and new perspectives. It represents surrendering to what is and finding peace in not knowing. It often appears to remind you that there are some things that are beyond your control, that you can’t force. The Hanged Man is an invitation to let go of control and practice being in the here and now. Things will unfold in their own time. In the meantime, pay attention to how you’re feeling in this very moment and what will help you find a greater sense of calm in the midst of uncertainty.
This message hit me on so many levels. Looking back over this past year, I can see all the places where I’ve tried so hard to control outcomes — my health, my business, my finances, even relationships that haven’t gone the way I thought they should.
The Hanged Man brings me back to center. It reminds me to release my grip, soften my expectations, and return to joy. When I stop trying to wrestle life into submission, I give myself space to breathe, listen, and trust that things will unfold in their own time.
And truly — that’s who I am at my core.
Sure, I could march across the street and confront my neighbor. Maybe it would change something, or maybe it would make things worse in ways I can’t even imagine. Right now, I know it’s only one hour a week. I can live with that. And I’d rather choose peace over unnecessary conflict.
I’ve done the same with my body. I’ve tried to demand it behave a certain way, and my body always reminds me it has its own wisdom (lol). I’m doing the same in my business — simplifying, refocusing, choosing where to act and where to surrender.
Because sometimes struggling against what is doesn’t free us — it only keeps us stuck.
As we stand at the end of this year and on the threshold of a new one, perhaps The Hanged Man holds a message for all of us: not everything needs to be forced, fixed, or figured out right now. Some seasons are meant for pausing, softening, and trusting the process. So today, I’m choosing patience. I’m choosing presence. I’m choosing to surrender the things I cannot change and gently nurture the things I can. And maybe, just maybe, that’s where the real magic happens — in the quiet space between letting go and becoming.