I feel parts of myself are opening, like the little doors on an Advent calendar. Not all the cheap sugar chocolates have popped into my mouth yet, but we’re getting there.
I haven’t announced my book club choice to the group yet, but if you promise not to ruin the surprise, I’ll tell you. I know you won’t, so here it is: Circe. It’s been sitting on my Goodreads “to-read” list for ages. I’ve meant to bump it to the top, but like the quiet back-row sitter in class, it’s gone unnoticed while all the eager brown-nosers with their hands raised get the attention.
I’m proud of the progress I’ve made in the “good enough” category. Where I used to lose hours overthinking, analyzing, and reanalyzing every detail to find the perfect moonbeam of a solution, I don’t anymore. Writing here every day has been a big part of that. It’s helped me connect with other aspects of myself—like showing up, even if I do nothing else, and how much that matters to me. I’ve also realized that not overediting my writing keeps it more raw, vulnerable, and ultimately, more real.
I have some fantastic mental health resources I’d like to share. The first is an 8-week course on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). As I’ve been clicking back and forth between the course page and writing here, I’ve been thinking it could be fun to do it together.
Let’s. If you’d like to follow along, here’s the link: MBSR Course.
Get a good night’s sleep, and we’ll start this journey tomorrow.
Night, night.
Love,
Jaclynn
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