2019

I don’t like end-of-years. There’s a pressure to look back and make changes for the future, and being the stubborn empath that I am, I fight the pressure of feeling it all again because it gets overwhelming. And it’s the end of a decade. lol. So my emotional state is at a peak. I don’t want to bore you with a list of my failures and accomplishments, but I’ll say this - inside these years, I've reached highest highs. lowest lows. embraced my softness, I’ve had my heart ache in ways I didn’t know possible and I’ve learned to heal with grace and gentleness, I’ve made homes with people close and a little too far away now, and I’ve become good at reminding myself that a caring heart is not weak but a gift. I’m growing and I hope it shows. Being human is so messy and complex. 2019 was the year I realised that you cannot go backwards in any way or form. You are always being pushed forward to be your best self even through tough times when it doesn't feel like it the most. Know that there is so much we don’t see carrying us through, and I’m grateful we’re in this together. Here’s to continuing being soft and dramatic and fun, too.

Jaden