What I learned this year

This first year of Breath of My Life has been a teacher in ways I didn’t expect.

I learned that we are all very different - especially when it comes to co-creating and collaborating. There are challenges, differences, and sometimes friction, but underneath it all is a deep invitation to practice patience with others, with the flow, and most importantly with myself. I learned to step back when needed and release the pressure I put on myself.

I learned so much about holding space - not just for others, but for myself. About planning and organizing, reflecting and being truly present. About reading what is really needed in a space, and bringing flexibility instead of clinging to a fixed idea of how things “should” go.

I learned to let go of perfectionism. To embrace the parts of my work I didn’t love - marketing, social media, growth - and approach them from a different angle, with curiosity and acceptance, instead of resistance.

Most of all, I learned the absolute importance of pause. Time for myself. Rest. Grounding. Protecting my energy and making conscious choices about where I put it - in events, places, and people.

This year has been a dance between expansion and deep inner work. And I am deeply grateful for every breath of it.