Yesterday, while driving around my hometown and crying to a sad song, I asked myself how I might choose to be thankful too.

Not in a way that bypasses or covers over the pain, but right up next to it.

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It was a perfect day full of joy, connection, movement, and above all... AWE.

Part of me couldn't believe I was really there that day.

Part of me STILL doesn't.

When I'm back in my hometown, I often think about what I thought my life would be like at 41 and what it actually is.

Have you been nurturing yourself as much as you nurture those around you? Have you been listening to the whispers of your heart or drowning them out in the noise of obligations?