My birthday is tomorrow, which always causes me to reflect on the last year. The theme I can’t get away from is decrease/less/limits. We live in a world that loves more, better, and higher… but what if less is what allows us to fully receive and appreciate the more?

Have you ever written a letter to yourself? If not, maybe you should give it a try! Here’s mine as an example below.

Instead of creating a big plan for the year I decided to do a quick monthly focus at the beginning of the month and a check-in at the end of the month.

My 2024 word of the year is create. I want to create space to capture more joy and (literally) use my creativity by creating things - art projects, plans, and writing.

Drumroll….

February was much better than January!

Don’t get too excited… March will not be better due to a weeklong vacation among other things. LOL But for now I’m taking the February win!

On my rest journey I’ve learned so much about rest, but two lessons stand out.

1. All rest is not created equal. Knowing the type of rest you need in different situations is powerful.

2. There are different types of rest and you may need to fill different types at different times in your life.