Prayer for a New Year: Finding the Uncommon Hour

Carolyn Flynn
4 min readJan 1, 2023

2022 ends with a majestic stillness, 2023 welcomes in the abundance that comes when we live in awe

Sometimes the awe cannot be captured in a photo. Sometimes we just have to be present for it. That happened to me as I turned west toward home and the sky above the snow-capped peak of Mount Taylor presented a parade of cottony lavender clouds. I had just purchased oysters for a New Year’s Eve dinner with my special Irish guy and was brimming with gratitude for the love, music and…

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Carolyn Flynn

Acclaimed writer of fiction and memoir; TEDx speaker "Tell a Better Story, Live a Better Life;" writing retreat leader and book coach; carolynflynn.com