2025 was the year my life changed. In a really, really good way. And yet it feels strange or maybe out of place to say that when the world feels so messy. That among all the hurt and turmoil I also found myself. that I was able to let go of a career path I thought defined me and that I worked really hard for. and that now I get to create for a living. It didn’t come without guilt! or doubt. Or a lot of what I “should” be doing. with a law degree I wasn’t sure how to carry forward, the debt that came with it, the moral responsibility I felt to show up for justice, for people, for the planet. I thought I had to choose between doing meaningful work and choosing a life that fit me. but responsibility doesn’t disappear when your path changes - it just takes a different shape. Influence isn’t only about consumption. It can hold values, curiosity, kindness. care too. I still care just as deeply. but in a new language. ——— I ran and skipped and skated and jumped and fell a lot this year. and it was the best year of growth and clarity yet. so thank you thank you thank you. looking outward at the world, and inward at myself for 2026. i’m so glad to have you alongside me. x