To my lovely blog readers.

Today is November 27. Nothing special but I wanted to write you all a letter.

A letter from the heart. A letter just for you.

As 2022 comes to a close, as per usual I do a lot of reflecting.

I reflect on myself, my feelings, my experiences, who surrounds me, and how I can use this to grow into the new year.

2022 brought me a lot of emotions. I felt a lot of change. New eras you may call it.

But if there’s one thing I won’t forget, it’s the way I feel all the emotions. I feel all of them constantly. I continue to learn so much about myself. I continue to open up. Meet new people. Get comfortable with myself. And become familiar with my intentions, my emotions, and my actions.

I continue to learn that I need to prioritize myself but all the while continuing to push myself away. It’s a hard balance. It’s like one step forward, but then three steps back. I’ve learned how exhausting that becomes. But not just physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion too. I do a lot for many people. Because my people are my people. But shouldn’t I count as my ‘people’ too? I can’t show up in general if I am not there for myself too. I can’t stress this enough: we are all beautiful. And we need to show ourselves that too.

It’s about self-care too.

2023 is going to be my era.

The only label I can think of is my healthy love era. 

and what I mean by that is that I have to show up for myself too. I have to build that independency that I purely enjoy my own company. But also that I need to appreciate exactly who I am. Healthy love doesn’t start if you can’t show it to yourself.

So yes, 2023 is my healthy love era. 

Maybe it can be yours too. But who knows, we are all living different lives so maybe your era will be more curated towards what you need in your life.

To close my letter to you, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate this platform.

I never realized how much I love writing. About life. my thoughts. my ambitions. my appreciations. my gratitude.

At one point, two years ago, before this blog, I was having a hard time. I was struggling. I mean many people were too. But I had so much love I wanted to share. Love for life and my passion for optimism.

And this platform allowed me to really build a guide through experience. And not just a guide for you but a guide for me too. To see all the beauty in the little things. And to take no moments for granted. But this platform has no rules. I write whatever, whenever. And if anyone wants to listen, it will always be here. no matter what.

I hope you can find it in yourselves to reflect too. You never know what you might learn about yourself too.

STAY KIND:)

with love

grace <3