insular moments

in five days, i will have reached a full year of my healthward bound journey and can say with complete and utter certainty that making that decision to change my life — and sticking with it — has been one of the best and loving things i have ever done for myself. the reality is that there is still quite a bit of work to do, but it's far, far less than if i had not embraced this different path. 

i wanted to start in mid-december, because while i love love love new year resolutions, i know i struggle with them; so giving myself that few weeks of prep felt like the smartest thing to do for me. it was kind of like how i used to start prepping for teaching when there was still a half month of summer vacation left — it's what allowed me to reset my whole self and reduce stress while almost guaranteeing success once school began. 

this year, i'm in the same thinking boat. what i want for 2025 is getting resolved and firmed up so that come jan 1st, my feet are moving toward new goals vs. just trying to find my footing. 

of course there are more health-related goals, but there are also things i want to do creatively and financially and with my closest relationships. 

i truly feel that if 2025 is even HALF as successful as this year, it will be amazing. 

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