Day 1: Growth

What a difference a year can make.

That’s what’s going through my mind right now as I write my first slice of the month. Just how much has changed since March 1, 2023: where I lived, who I was with, how I felt about my work and my life and myself.

This year I chose growth. I chose me. I chose to shed what didn’t serve me and make room for what could. It didn’t seem possible until I said the words, and then suddenly it was.

It was one of the hardest years of my life and yet it was also a year filled with immense joy and gratitude.

While I may not have maintained my blogging, I did journal a ton, nurturing my self-reflective nature that is a gift and can also be a great burden.

So here it goes. A little slice of my life today: stopping mid-walk to sit at a picnic table by the bay, watching walkers and runners and dogs pass me by, listening to music on my headphones, feeling the cool breeze against my arms. A peaceful end to a long week of teaching and a long day of parent teacher conferences. I may not love Miami, but I do love these afternoons and my solo walks.