Oh how imperfect I am. And oh how it has been a year of struggles. Challenges I didn't see coming. Change I wasn't prepared for. And heartbreak that kicked it all off. And yet, using a word from one of my favorite humans, @glennondoylemelton, the year was completely brutiful. There is beauty in pain. There is growth from devastation. New life from the ashes. In some respects, life as I knew it was burned to the ground. And yet, the very foundation it was all built on, remained. Perhaps a bit charred and discolored in the moment, but still solid. Still sturdy. Still and always, STRONG. Ever so grateful to the many that have helped me repair and rebuild. YOU remind me, when I may be on my knees in despair, watching the ashes of yesterday sift through my fingers, that I am worthy of love and belonging. And you reminded me of that yesterday. Showing up BIG TIME, with your birthday wishes and love. I am ever so grateful and honored and blessed to have such love and light in my life. ...