2018…
I took roads never expected to take, leaps I had been afraid to make, and I loved every bleary-eyed, wild, weird and wonderful moment. Even the really horrible ones.
I experienced some of my biggest professional let downs to date alongside some of my most profoundly exciting accomplishments. I decided that every moment will work together for my good no matter how grim it feels as I wade through it.
I taught myself to think differently about almost everything. I let go of a method that was leading me to madness. Depression and anxiety peaked, and I had to learn how to feel and war my way through without going under.
I changed the way I went for my goals, what I believed about the story I was living, what would happen when I set my eyes like flint.
I learned to be quiet.
I learned to take responsibility, forgive, redeem and reward in a new way.
I partnered with my destiny. I partnered with a writing partner. I learned that to be truly successful at either, you must be truly transparent and willing to grow.
I gave myself validation. I believed in my talent. I discovered a new process.
I won every battle — even the ones I lost. Because I was up, doing it, and I was not going to take NO for an answer.
I lived. I took time off from writing. I went on trips and flew first class. I asked for MORE than I’ve ever asked for and I watched it come my way.
In 2018: I learned to be me again.
I can’t tell you how to be you more fully, how to live your big life and what that will look like when you do, if you are. But – never settle. Stop settling. As Nelson Mandela said, “There is no passion to be found playing it small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
2019 better get ready.
XO,
R
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