I’m writing this as a letter of caution. A letter of “don’t do what I did.”
This past week I found myself reflecting on how simple life has been as of late, and yet if I’m being real with you, my ego hasn’t bowed down to it without a fight.
How do I know?
Because for months since I paused all my non-blog work projects and found myself in an empty void that birthed a whole brand/business pivot that I did NOT see coming, my mental health has struggled, as I’ve talked about recently.
But what I’ve realized most is how much my EGO struggled and therefore my mental health struggled.
In that order.
There are some big questions I’m asking myself today as I sit here on my balcony while N sits inside typing an email inquiry to a Pastor we met by “accident” this past Sunday post-church. He does pre-marital counseling, and well, for reasons you’re going to read about below, it felt all too synchronistic. Heart-bursting, even!
So, let’s get to those questions so you can avoid doing what I did for too long. Because, how did I not see the grief?