For years, I subscribed to the noise.
There are still some days I can hear it calling my name, asking me to return to the hustle
and momentum– to the “just one more milestone” kind of life.
But the other day, overloaded by the noise, I powered down my phone, made a cup of tea, and sat on the couch with my favorite accessory– a bright yellow notepad.
And there, in that breath of silence, I wrote these words:
“There’s a person you’re becoming. And she thrives in unplugged hours, yellow notepads, thick presence, candles burning, and homemade chocolate chip banana bread.”
The words felt like a pulse check. Like a reminder, penned to myself, for a day when I wasn’t so sure.
And so maybe you need the reminder today,
too:
There’s a person you’re becoming.
Through every task and every item checked off the list. Through every appointment and meeting. Through every dark day and every rainbow after the
storm.
There’s a person you’re becoming through every hard conversation. Every “Define the Relationship.” Every bill paid. Every adulting task completed that feels like it should be delegated to someone older, someone wiser...read more
