my very good year

Illustration by anneamanda

On this same day last year I was returning from a month long Spiritual Maintenance hiatus. Crazy right! I had taken time off to process some major life changes I was experiencing at the time. I was also in retreat while Mercury Retrograde did its thang and I unknowingly sank deep into my shadow work. Ironically, here I am again having a very similar experience.

This time I am experiencing life from a different perspective - a higher consciousness if you will. I am definitely in a better mental and emotional space in comparison to last year. However, I am still healing, growing, and learning deeper parts of myself. Essentially that is the entire energy behind My Very Good Year in the first place. It’s a reminder and testament of our lifelong journey through life. Of course with the intention of getting better each passing day and year.

Last year my theme was reprograming my thoughts and catering to my inner child. This year I am still working on those, but I am also focused on deep self-love. Specifically how I view, talk to, and love myself. I finally moved into the energy of just being okay being ME! Accepting my true self and feeling happiness within that’s not affected by external influences. I finally acknowledged that I am different in the way I do things, how I perceive certain experiences, and how I choose to live. Instead of trying to fit a mold of what the world thinks or people around me I have decided to just love me. I feel so free!