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was the year i was cognizant of curating the same feeling my parents, great grandparents and those before me were able to accomplish. slowly, with learning how to be gentle. patient. and forgiving with my words. my actions. finding new hobbies through craftsmanship in my paintings. words. drawing. the meals that i prepare. and the woodworking skills others have taught me.
with words i reiterated from last year was āšµš° š©š¦š¢š š±š¢š³šµš“ š°š§ š°š¶š³š“š¦šš·š¦š“ š£šŗ š¦š®š£š³š¢š¤šŖšÆšØ šøš©š° šøš¦ š¤š¶š³š³š¦šÆšµššŗ š¢š³š¦ā, and the inevitability of what we will become.
i wholeheartedly trusted that instinct.
with that so many beautiful silver linings came out of the most traumatic 3-4 months battling through the worst atopic-dermatitis flare up of my life.
i gave up trying to defend my inner voice when it came to doing things naturally. i learned how to be okay with the idea that i will potentially be on medication until the day that i die.
since then i have physically and mentally been able to do, and be so much more. i am thankful for those who never once denied an opportunity to be there for me.
for the rest of the year it was my utmost goal to šš±šš¦š©š„š¢šš² šš”š šššš„š¢š§š šØš ššØš§š§šššššš§šš¬š¬. š°š¢šš”šØš®š š£š®šš šš¦šš§š šØš« ššØš§šš«šØš„. hosting as many dinners as we possibly could, intertwined with our already busy bee schedules. what i have gathered thus far, is everything takes so much time.
whether that is rekindling old friendships. renewing the meaning of family, and how to better understand each other. likewise with the perceptions we have about ourselves, and those around us.
2024 was the year i truly felt so humbled, and at peace with where i am headed. even after being bedridden, all the sickness, and the job switch in between. š šš¦ šš”š ššØš«šš®š§ššš šØš§š š°š”šØ š”šš¬ šš”š ššš¢š„š¢šš² ššØ šš š š«šššØš„š„šššš¢šØš§ šØš ššÆšš«š²šØš§š š¢ š„šØšÆš. to walk in awareness of why i am the way that i am. how to remain grounded in times of turmoil and stress. because there were moments in my life where i used to be sad all the time, even when i was happy. nowadays, i can confidently claim that i am so profoundly happy- even when i am sad. what a joy it has been to have that conviction.














