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Reflections on a year

A rodeo I didn’t know I was capable of riding

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Dec 30, 2024
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This is the time of year when I dive deeply into reflections and learnings. This past year has been a powerful one for me, a full rodeo I didn’t know I was capable of riding. It’s been a year of acceptance and learning to work with, rather than swim upstream against; a skill I thought I had but Existence apparently thought I needed to learn much more deeply how to apply this. It has been a year of love, moving into a more tender rhythm in my relationship of 14 years with the most phenomenal man I have ever met as we undergo a lot of change. Our daughters last year of school and her soon to occur move to another part of Australia has brought with it a storm of different feelings. My friendships have been my constant, with them I find so much solace, deep belly laughs, connection. A place for pondering and questioning enriched with so much trust. Our s…

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