Anybody else feel happier lately?\u00a0 Lighter even?<\/p>\n
As we see more and more come to life in the spring season, I think it’s like that for a lot of us too.\u00a0 Warm weather, sunshine on our faces, being outdoors, seeing the grass green up, flowers blooming – nature is coming alive and so are we.<\/p>\n
It feels like the heaviness of the past few years is lifting.\u00a0 Knock wood.\u00a0 I don’t want to jinx anything.\u00a0 But there’s a shift.\u00a0 It’s like we finally get to exhale.<\/p>\n
Craft sales and outdoor music festivals.\u00a0 Concerts.\u00a0 Outdoor dining.\u00a0 Social outings. The world is coming back to life and it feels really, really good!<\/p>\n
It feels like we are on the other end of this pandemic and even if gas prices and food prices at the grocery store make me want to cry right now – I honestly haven’t felt this good in a long time.\u00a0 I haven’t felt like myself in a long, long time and I feel like I’m getting my spark back.\u00a0 But at the same time, I think we’ve all learned some things in the last few years about what matters the most and I think we’re really ready to embrace all of it now.<\/p>\n
More time with people we care about and less time online.\u00a0 More time connecting and less time collecting things that don’t really matter at the end of the day.<\/p>\n
More time doing things that bring us joy.\u00a0 Whatever that might be.\u00a0 Discovering new hobbies.\u00a0 Making time for self care and reflection.<\/p>\n
I’ve learned a lot about myself.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s been an interesting journey that has brought a lot of self discovery and healing.\u00a0 So as hard as it’s been, I am thankful for what I’ve learned.<\/p>\n
One of my biggest takeaways – we’re all broken.\u00a0 We all have been through something we never thought we’d survive.\u00a0 But here we are.\u00a0 Broken but strong.\u00a0 \u00a0Still going.\u00a0 And we don’t have to “fix” anything.\u00a0 We just have to keep showing up. And taking care of ourselves and each other.<\/p>\n
Now if we could just bottle that feeling.\u00a0 That would be amazing.<\/p>\n
xo<\/p>\n