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Paws for Purpose, Passion, People, and Peace

A dedicated space to outline and engage with an audience that finds themselves challenged in balancing a career, life, family, and unexpected experiences… and my ‘how’ to approach as I too find myself challenged to navigate each.

Life is filled with unexpected twists and turns. I wish my therapy could have started at a young age to learn how to navigate the complexities. At best… how about a book or class I could have taken to mitigate the uncontrollables. Now at middle-age, I’m faced with addressing skeletons, demons, and navigating the how to fill my second half of my life with purpose, passion, peace, and people. The process is painful as well as equally exciting. It’s a second chance FREE from the pressures I’m guilty of placing on myself!

12/31/2024 Written Journal Entry Reflection

Dear self,

You bring closure to 2024 at 51 years old. It’s been a tough year of grief and sorrow, yet a year of growth and grit. You’ve overcome adversity and shown yourself what your worth. You’ve distanced from others that don’t celebrate the new you and want you to fail.

Lean into 2025 with continued focus and intentional steps to be the best version of you. Be ok that you’re not for everyone – but you are to you, to Scott, and your kids (and Zoey!).

Be selective on who you share and channel your emotions with. Not everyone deserves to sit with you at your table. (Amen, Girl!). You learned your tenacity and value based on those you sat elsewhere.

Don’t get stuck in the weeds of what’s wrong. Focus on the small wins of ‘what’s right” and celebrate waking up to seize the moment. Be present with gratitude, yet value simplicity. You’re already over-the-top and will need continued focus on humility.

Budget your time. Budget your money. Budget your responses. Budget your love.

Be YOU and accept rights and wrongs, as 2025 is a new year to start fresh and anew with pure intention.

I love you, Christina.

I love me, Christina.

Cheers to a great 2025!

*Accept only love & respect. Nothing less. I deserve it.

*Give myself grace and power to walk away. Have boundaries.

*Continue to focus on mental, emotional, and physical betterment.

*Choose to be around others that choose YOU.

*Define self-priorities through a WIIFM lens.

*Family, faith, and forgiveness.

*Financial freedom – invest or budget want vs. needs.

*PUG: Patience, understanding and grace doesn’t mean acceptance of others bad behavior. Walk away.

*Remove toxicity and those that create it in an attempt to shadow my light.

*Be authentic and be okay being “perfectly imperfect”.

*Follow a START, STOP, and CONTINUE approach to my responses, reactions, and reflections.

*Transition plan to Arizona (full-time).

*Live each day with gratitude and remind those I love why I appreciate them.

*Work hard and smarter.

*Live a periodization year with prioritization.

*Declutter, detach, devalue, and delete.

*Remove opinions and remain fact based. “Gut” feelings stay there to avoid biases.

*Quit trying to help others that don’t want to do it most for themselves.

*Love myself with intention and pure acceptance. I AM ENOUGH!

2025 Wishes

  1. Go to Scotland
  2. Create a new business venture
  3. Return to SNHU
  4. Community organization advocate
  5. Join a pickleball club
  6. Learn to play an instrument
  7. Reintroduce art and quilting. Teach Zoey!
    • Make her a quilt with her
  8. Teach Zoey to bake

12/31/2024, 11:27 am

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