What makes a life
Dear reader,
After a two-ish week break from writing, I return feeling refreshed and open. It was a challenging two weeks — I was deep in my luteal and resisting it, which always creates more friction and crunchiness in my life. Note to self: just surrender. I also — unknowingly until after the fact — got covid, and have slowly been returning to life as usual.
This aside, I’m feeling lighter & at ease. I listened to the part of me that said slow down, and now I’m coasting during my menstrual phase.
(A quick side note: living by my cycles has honestly changed how I show up for myself & how I show up for the people in my life. I could probably write a whole newsletter about it.)
Anyway, I’m here today because, after listening to episode #52 of the Heavyweight podcast, I sit with the question: what makes a life?
I’ve been sitting with this for days now — on my daily walks, during yoga, in conversations, while I’m working. Though our culture has conditioned us to believe bigger is better, I feel the truth of my life land in my body: it is made up of small, sweet moments of tenderness and love.