I found myself heartbroken and stagnant at the end of 2017, but it really is true that sometimes pain is necessary to make room for greater things to come. 2018 was a year of a lot of transitions and changes - to go places (both physically and emotionally) I had never gone, I needed to take risks and do things I'd never done. Following your dreams and forging a life for yourself is a terrifying thing, oftentimes that is why many don't attempt it. But you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. And if I had to regret something, I'd rather it have been something I had done, than something I hadn't.
Seeing the world on my own on another one of those basic ass, vanilla, wanderlust-and-find-my-soul trips was one of those things.
New York City, another.
Becoming a better future-mommy-in-training. Cooking (31/52). Reading (12/12). SOULCYCLE (SMTO & BRPK). Columbia University.
Castle Rock. Warriors vs. Timberwolves. Color Factory. Seattle. Lights Festival. Gokarting. Coachella. Yosemite. Iceland. Greece. Bosnia/Herzegovina. Montenegro. Croatia. Germany. Amalfi Coast, Italy. The Vatican. London. Amsterdam. Antwerp. Paris. LOVEBOX. Budapest. Ireland. Scotland. Kin & Pani. Madrid. Morocco. Sahara Desert. Barcelona. Rainbow House, Big Sur. Tough Mudder (lol, why). Pumpkin Patch. 27 at Reception Bar. Porter Robinson Halloween. Mexico City. HER. (I left my ♥️ in) SF.
Discernment. Understanding. Acceptance.
2018 brought for me an even deeper awareness of myself and of others, but more importantly, this past year challenged my beliefs in my relationships and in life, causing me to look inward and to ask myself how I could do better, to be better. To always strive towards the best version of myself, to be ever-evolving.
What isn't represented in these 9 photos, is all of the people that were pivotal to that journey. The people who were there when I was at my lowest, who swam the rivers I cried. Who celebrated my highs and told me that I was good enough, that I was loved as I am. The ones that continuously pulled me up, and pushed me forward.
It took me 27 years, but the greatest lesson I've learned from 2018 is that of unconditional love from the diamonds in my life.
You know who you are.
Looking to spread more compassion and love in 2019.
Happy New Year.