First annual

When we begin a thing, we never know how long it will last. Or if it will catch on. Or if it will become tradition.

Mostly, these things emerge over time.  We begin, we experiment, we repeat, we continue. And at some point, we look back and say, “We’ve been doing this for so long. When did we even begin?”

(It’s why “first annual” events are strangely named; they promise a tradition that has yet to take hold.)

Be open to a gradual layering of history and tradition. But also, have the serenity to accept when things run their natural course and fade away.