The quiet pressure of “should” shapes how we work, rest, travel, and relate to ourselves. This piece explores where those expectations come from—and how to sort real obligations from imagined ones.

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Lighthouse on a rocky coastline overlooking calm water, symbolizing steadiness and perspective

2025 asked me to trust myself in ways I hadn’t before. This reflection explores what it meant to release old timelines, move through uncertainty, and strengthen my relationship with choice, rest, and discernment.

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Person standing in a wildflower field at golden hour, wearing a light shirt and wide-brimmed hat, reflecting on growth and transition.