June's Over? Julying.
A brief look back and ahead.
Here we are, July 1st!
2024 has been a year of learning things I already knew.
Like a rosebush that feels each tired bloom die and each new bloom take its place, I am hyper aware of the growth I'm experiencing... and the death that planted it.
I've been reflecting and reevaluating everything, from the way I keep my home to how I do business to the way I react to experiences and people.
This house has been cleaned and rearranged several times. I've created 3 websites and over 100 graphics for a new business venture and clients. I've written a ton of copy for social media. I've read books and articles and blogs. I've joined new-to-me social media platforms, and left others. I've traveled to see family. I've made new friends. I've made mistakes. & I've fixed some mistakes, too. I've not only stepped outside my comfort zone, I've recreated it.
And there's still 6 months to go.
Takeaways from the first half of 2024
1. Life is short, but it could have been shorter. Beyond hyperbole or discussion around diagnoses and trauma, the ability to stay in the present is a gift of the living to be valued. Standing still doesn't stop the present from taking over the past; Time keeps moving. The older I get the more I feel this one in my soul.
2. Family isn't always who you think it will be; Don't only pay attention to who shows up, pay attention to who stays. My adult self has learned that relatives aren't family time and time again -- but gosh if I don't sometimes get a curve ball on who I can really rely on.
3. I'm Ambitious. Diagnoses come in hot here. So much so that I forget that I want to do things. I WANT TO! And realizing this is bigger than it appears as a sentence on a screen. I promise.
I'm sure there's more, but those sit at the top of my list tonight.
I'll write more about these things, and more, in upcoming Substack posts.
For now - Happy July!
Tell me about your 2024 so far!