choosing yourself.

if you know me, you know i love words. i’ve journaled for as long as i can remember, i keep almost every hand written letter and card i’ve ever received, and my friends joke that my instagram captions will never be just one sentence, lol.

so here it is - me delivering on the promise i made myself, and sharing my love for words with you all.

we can collectively agree that this year brought us through quite the experience. 2020 has taught me a whole heck of a lot, but the lesson i learned the most is how important it is to prioritize yourself.

i think we can so easily get caught up in all the different ways we need to show up for others, but for some reason we don’t stop to think about how to show up for ourselves.

2020 taking away all the distractions let me face the things i needed to, deal with them head on and move forward healed and whole. the stillness showed me how to be okay with myself and truly brought me home.

i learned to listen to my body, my heart, and my intuition this year. some days that meant picking up wing stop on my way home after work and enjoying it with an ice cold coke. some days it meant waking up early and going for a walk. some days it meant catching the sunset, even if it’s just from my car parked on the side of the road.

as we walk into a new year, believing and hoping for brighter days, i hope that the foundation of it is rooted in continuing to choose yourself.

you’re too important and the world needs you whole. find what fills you and lead from that space.

here’s to entering 2021 stronger, prouder and with more perspective. if you’re reading this, i appreciate you being on this journey with me. hoping that the words i want to share from my heart bring a sweetness, a wholeness, and an ease of relatability.

believing this is just the beginning and can’t wait to see where we go from here. follow along every sunday, see y’all back here soon. :)