Adventures in Discovering Hope in Despair
From metaphorically dying to understanding who I am and why I always need to understand, I have gone on a journey of sorts. But this is a story of how a Witchcraft shop changed my life. One you don't want to miss.
On the eve of the 2022 Polar Plunge, the eve of completing the first experience on my living - I was 100% excited, nervous, and unsure. This moment was 100% scary, thrilling, and liberating. And surprisingly, it wasn't at all like I had envisioned the accomplishment would feel like. Read more to see how wrong I was.
When you get your muscles moving, your blood pumping, and your lungs expanding - a rush of all the happiness hormones crash through you no matter what the outlet, but only if you enjoy it. My outlet is hiking. And I enjoy it bc of the person I become when I am on the trail. Read more to find out who that person is. It might surprise you.
When I took a leap of faith 7 months ago to quit my job - I wore rose-colored glasses and no one could bring me back down to reality. 7 months later - everything has changed and so have I. In more ways than I ever could have imagined.
But that damn plastic wrap won't budge. An unbreakable barrier. Not an impossible one. But a boss level barrier. I thought I had it all figured out. Then somewhere between taking the leap and flying - I fell atop a cloud on a no-breeze day. And it is here where I sit and watch each piece of my life balance on the precipice of surrender...or fight. I am tired. Am I not enough already?
Finding Anchors in the Storm 