Being an introvert, January is my favorite month of the year. The bustle of the holidays are behind me. Relief from my concentrated attention on family and friends is on the horizon. It's at this time that I give myself permission to think about myself. When left with devotion to my own thoughts and concerns, I find the cares of mundane life fall by the wayside. I become receptive to a language that my authentic self longs to hear. I wonder about what's really important in l