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Hard lessons have a way of creating space for something new. I've started to believe that new lows are often what make room for new highs. But for me, these highs haven't been external. They've been alignment. Confidence. Standing in my decisions without wavering back and forth.
I don't think it's a coincidence that I've spent most of the last two months on the East Coast, spending time in the country, back in New York, surrounded by nature. It feels like coming back to the things that have always felt like me. Not because I was ever lost, but because I've remembered what it feels like to trust myself completely.
I've realized that when you move through life in true alignment with yourself, the external world slowly begins to mirror it. The conversations you have become different. The people you choose to keep close become different. The opportunities that find you become different. I've also realized that alignment sometimes means quietly letting go. No more being the one who is always reaching out. No more saying yes when what I really want is to stay home, work, or enjoy my own company. No more getting on flights for friends who would never hop on a flight for me.
When I was in New York, I saw friends I hadn't seen in years. It felt exactly like old times - the old me. Familiar. Easy. Real.
I also have so much gratitude for that chapter of my life. It stretched me. I saw places I never would have seen. I met people I never would have met. I experienced things I never would have experienced if I hadn't kept saying yes. And maybe that's exactly what that season was for to explore, to learn, and to discover the parts of myself that weren't really me. Sometimes you have to become a few different versions of yourself before you recognize the one that feels like home. I love being in LA. I love the beach. I love the life I'm creating, and I love the people I'm creating it with.
And that's enough. Actually, it's more than enough. It's everything.
Newest bespoke work for Bambola in Boston
Hand painted mural in Martha’s Vineyard
