I’ve been teaching for a couple of years now, but I am always a student first. My practice has taught me to show up even when I feel like I’m starting from scratch, and that rest is not something I have to earn.

As we move into this month, I’m taking a step back and returning to the simple joys that used to fill my days with creativity and peace. For me, that means picking up my journal, exploring beautiful stationery, getting lost in coloring, and diving back into reading.

I saw a post the other day that said something like: “Emo kids tried to be normal in their 20s, only to come back full force in their 30s.” And I laughed, because… same.