2023 Was Hard

2023 was hard. So was 2022, and 2021, and 2020, and…. Frankly, we’re nearing a really hard decade. So much change, so much fighting, so much violence. Not enough community, not enough connection, not enough. And too much.

Sure, there are moments of joy and spots of sunshine. YES, there is SO much to grateful for and many blessings to count. And, that doesn’t take away the hard.

As 2023 comes to an end, the highlight reels will flood your feed. Please, please, remember that those highlights are just that; there cannot be a highlight without a lowlight. Please, do not compare yourself, your relationship, or your life to the highlights of another—it’s not a fair comparison.

If you made it through this year, and it took every fiber of strength to do that—cheers, you made it. Let that be enough. Let that be your celebration. Let that be a testament to your strength, your courage, and your resilience. Let this be the place where you begin to find joy, in the light that was the other side. Or least, let this be a landing for rest before you forge on.

Your existence is the highlight. YOU are the highlight. You are enough.

As I reflect on 2023, I am so grateful for all that I have, all I’ve accomplished, the love that surrounds me, the work I get to do, the people I get to know… I am so grateful. I am also sad, tired, a little bit lost, and searching for hope for a better world, where love supersedes hate and violence, where the inclination is to offer a helping hand rather than a judgment, and where humanity leads.

Be the light. Lean into hope. Love each other.


Here’s to overcoming, to growth, to new pathways ahead, to what will hopefully be, a NEW year.


Cheers, Love, Light. ❤️✨