I allow myself to feel everything.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have romanticized the small moments. I feel things deeply. For a long time, I thought I needed to change that. Now I know it is simply part of who I am.

Not everyone will understand it.

And that is okay.

The people who do have walked beside me, encouraged me, challenged me, and taught me more than they will ever know.

Thank you, Mum.

Thank you, Lara.

Thank you to the incredible women in my life.

Thank you.

At 29, I no longer believe life is about having everything figured out. It is about learning to stay open while everything keeps changing.

If you love something, do it.

Say it.

Chase it.

Pay attention.

Look around.

We are surrounded by moments that disappear before we understand their weight: a coffee shared with someone you love, a goodbye at the airport, a walk through the national park, a father watching his child catch their first wave.

Most of life happens there.

I am still learning to accept that there are people, places, and versions of myself I will never meet again. That not everything is meant to stay.

There is something profoundly beautiful in understanding that.

I guess this is what inspires me the most: searching for the beauty that exists between beginnings and endings, and in the moments that bring me joy and peace.