Breathing Hope!

             It has been a few weeks since I had the courage and mindset I needed to write this post. Grief has its own path for everyone who experiences it and I still am trailblazing my grieving path. For so many it can take different forms, ways of coping, and emotional release. For me it has been very private, very guarded, and on so many levels in my own way. I have not cried in public often, I have at times appeared very cold but for me grieving has been deeply personal and private this time around. I am not stranger to grief, having spent other times in my life struggling through the lost of family members, friends, pets, and others with whom I have been close to but this time it is very different. This time I am dealing with grief on my own terms, in my own ways, and very privately in comparison to my previous experience. This is impart because of where I am at in life and the ways in which I continue to take care of myself even through this ...

2016 was a year of new and exciting adventures for me. I graduated college, got my first job, moved from my childhood home, and a flurry of other new and exciting experiences. The one thing that I take away from 2016 that is different than any other year is that I am at my very best when I spend time for myself, by myself, and loving myself. I am the best me when I intentionally make the time to  take care of myself and relax. I am not an individual that has ever particularly relaxed well. It is something I continue to work on and have made great strides in. For 2017 I decided to take a picture a day to represent one way I have taken care of myself that day. My hope is that at the end of 2017 I will have 365 pictures to remind me of all the beautiful ways to take care of myself and continue to build a positive and more centered life. Below you will find my first weeks worth of pictures from my self care project with small captions explaining them. I hope you enjoy and all have a ...