January 3, 2025

Hi 2025 👋

Whether or not I’m ready (are we ever ready?) this is it. A brand new year.

And. Contrarily, it’s also the middle of winter and in Ancient Rome (when this pyramid was built…) the new year was celebrated in March.

Winter is for hibernation, rest, planting seeds that will bloom in the springtime.

These last weeks have been absolutely filled to the brim with contemplation (and action) for me and I’ve been marinating in the magic of being present. The magic of not searching for answers or tidbits outside of myself. The magic of my wise council of dear friends. I’ve been watching and observing and living this alternative life (in Asheville) and I am struck, shook to my core by how much I desire it.

I could bring up a million quotes, a million references to The Alchemist and Thomas Wolfe (who was from Asheville…) saying “you can’t go home again“. But here I am. Solidly with two homes.

This picture was taken last year in my other home, my soul home. My home of the last 15 years. Rome is a place I’ll spend my life enchanted with.

And. 2025 is here and things are changing, and I’ve decided to be present for this wild rollercoaster ride of life.

If you’re going through a chrysalis period, a period of change, a period of growth or one of perceived stagnation— it’s all worth it. You are loved. You got this. Here’s to 2025 and big changes and small sustainable ones, too 💛