January 19, 2023

Current mood/mantra: Show me how good it can get.
Word for the year: Intention

Lunar New Year begins, it’s more than halfway through January, I get to sleep in my own bed in less than a week/I have to leave my beloved hometown (Asheville, NC) and family and friends in less than a week.

Lots of feelings.

The past year (2022) was a literal whirlwind of experiences, both professional and personal, that far surpassed anything I’d ever (really) dreamed of doing. It’s been so good. Unbelievably good. ‘Pinch me, is this my life?’ good.

I said yes, a lot. Maybe more than I “should” have (you know if you’ve ever practiced with me/been coached by me/attended an event— that I really don’t believe in ‘should-ing’).

There were moments of feeling extremely untethered (lots of them) and moments of feeling extremely lonely and foreign and confused and like I’d rather be living in a world with more clear rules (does that exist? asking for a friend).

That’s where “intention” comes in. I love the wild and the no rules and I’ll stick with it, some. And. And. And: I’m trying to be just a lil’ more intentional this year. Intentional with where I put my time, my energy, and my attention.

And the mantra? Well it’s the antidote and the complement to intentional living.

Did you know? That you can just, like, bask in goodness and softness and the sticky sweet surrender of knowing it can be so good? You knew that, right? And it can almost always get better.

Sitting with it all. Wearing a cute little #ashevilleartmuseum sticker. And a @spry_workwear fire engine red jumpsuit. Dear universe, show me how good it can get 💥