🎂 39 and feeling fine.
My first book, OPEN, launches in a few weeks, and I finally feel ready for it; I could not have written the below, or even believed it, one year ago. That makes this birthday "homecoming" so sweet: a one-year journey full of moments that felt like the bottom of a pit and the swirling of a storm.
Here's to experiencing the sweetness of life as we crawl, walk, run, sprint, tumble, and fall along the way, year by year.
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Another turn around the sun
You’re different than you were six months, one year, one decade ago
You’ve been making your way home
Home is love; the house is you
This house has always been yours but not loved as your own
A “be back soon” sign took up residence
Your devotion was sparse and inconsistent, rendering parts of the house unrecognizable
We always knew you’d find your way back
Here you are, home for good
The “be back soon” sign is in the bin
There is nowhere else you’d rather be
You get more comfortable here each and every day
You bravely explore the dark and dusty rooms
You open cabinets and drawers to find what’s been long-forgotten
You look around and see what’s been in plain sight but hidden under layers of neglect, false fear, and unworthiness
You open windows
Shake curtains
Let light in
It’s time to update and re-decorate
A coat of paint won’t do
Your house is ready to be fully expressive
The bones are good, as is the layout
It's ready to be the house you’ve always wanted
The house that’s always been yours
Welcome home.
