On Continuing to Become
I anticipated the title of this entry would change (as mentioned in my last newsletter—if you don’t get those, be sure to drop your email below!), but I did not think it would take approximately ten titles to settle on this one.
Anyways…
In consuming social media these past two weeks, I realized how easy it was to get swept up in the call for self-reinvention, being a new year. Unfortunately, all of that makes me increasingly anti “new year, new me” and further solidifies this perspective I came across a while ago on how experiences in past years (joys, challenges, lessons) have all contributed to shaping us into who we are in the present moment.
The above perspective helped me view 2024 at the start of 2025 as more of a foundation on which I can continue to add layers to become who I am becoming.
If the above doesn’t resonate, that is entirely A-okay!
But if it does, in continuing to become, a gentle reminder that it is important to:
#1—Acknowledge the milestones achieved and the lessons learned thus far in life because they are both vital building blocks for what’s to come.
#2—Get clear on your intentions (as intentions focus on growth and values rather than rigid goals). From experience, I have learned that intentions also offer a higher level of grace to self and allow space for curiosity about ourselves and how we show up in all things life.
#3—Recognize that growth doesn’t always require a radical shift. Often, steady, persistent work creates the most lasting change.
Bonus add: Do yourself a solid, and don’t compare your growth with that of others. Growth is SUCH a subjective experience based on what you value and prioritize at different points in life.
#4—Keep what has served you well in the past and find ways to enhance them (talking about habits, routines, mindsets, etc. here).
#5—Let it sink in that you are already enough.
#6—Build on who you are layer by layer and day by day to create a masterpiece of progress.
So…
How about we exist in this new year without the pressure of being someone new or self-reinventing but by embracing all we’ve been and who we are becoming?
After all, if the core of us is already a constant flame burning ever so hot, why must it be put out to start a new fire that may not even last the first wind?
With love,
Mairo
(Blog entry photo: Marcellina Indri)
