Each year feels less about the number and more about the shift it brings. I’ve reached a point where I no longer feel weighed down by the things that used to matter so much.

I don’t need to hold space for people who bring negativity or can’t stand beside me with support. Letting that go has been its own quiet milestone - one that feels lighter, calmer, and far more freeing.

This stage of life is about choosing myself in the most genuine way. It’s about leaning into the things I love, finally making time for what I once brushed aside, and opening myself up to experiences I haven’t tried yet.

April: Assumptions

The momentum from last month has been moving slowly. Confidence and energy are still ticking along in all areas of my life. But a realization hit this month — I was so focused on things going smoothly that I became blinded by my tendency to give people too much benefit of the doubt.

Assumptions are dangerous. They create comfort in uncertainty — a story we write when facts are missing. I assumed clarity was mutual, that someone would match my honesty with their own, and that effort meant intention. It didn’t.

The truth is, if someone wanted to be understood, they’d make themselves clear. If you’re left guessing, it’s because they don’t care enough to be known. That says more than any excuse ever could.

This month, I stopped assuming. And with that came apathy — not bitterness, but a clean detachment. I’m not to blame if someone can’t see me for who I really am. Their judgment, their loss.

I stopped wasting energy trying to make sense of what didn’t deserve thought.

No more guessing, chasing, or fixing. Just done. Just peace.