02/05/2026
đŠśthis is how I find my wayđ¤
My 2025 year notesâŚ
I learned that grief and gratitude can coexist.
That I can feel my heart crack down the middle and be thankful for the pain because it means that Iâve lived fully and loved deeply-that I didnât hide from life but instead chose to pour my whole self into the act of beautiful, hard, messy living.
I learned that I can love the life I have now while still taking time to grieve the paths I didnât walk. The lives I didnât get to live. The people who are no longer traveling this path beside me. The visions of a future I once had that can no longer be.
I learned that so many times in life, we donât know that the last time we do something is going to be the last.
That it often sneaks up on us unexpectedly. And that while we canât prevent the lasts, we can love what we have now while itâs still here just a little bit more.
My 2025âŚI learned that my heart can handle so much more than I ever gave it credit for.
That itâs soft but mighty.
That itâs far stronger than I ever realized-stronger than I even know now.
And while I sometimes wish it didnât have to be so strong, Iâm grateful for this beating heart for always reminding me that Iâm still here.
Still breathing.
Iâm grateful for its gentle wisdom and soft nudges. And most of all, Iâm grateful that in the joy and the pain, the hope and the heartacheâit knows loveđ
