We’re finally back home after a short vacation outside the city and I had such an incredible time

with my family. I came back feeling so grateful and blessed about so many things. Just seeing
home again, looking out at the terrace, seeing my bedroom, how unmade we left the house and
yet it sure still feels like home. These are the things I get to see almost every day which I tend to
take for granted just because these are the things and places that keep me company during this
"new normal”. And even when we’re almost closing off the year already, a lot of things about
this new normal situation still feel new to me and I guess, they will never feel the same.

It’s been one of the toughest years so far indeed, this pandemic definitely took an emotional toll
on us. The little inconveniences started to get frustrating, lots of things I used to love no longer
excites me. There were thousands of questions and doubts in my head every single day,
hopelessness, fears and lots of waiting. Waiting for things to get better, waiting for things to
change.

We had to adapt because we have no choice, because life will go on regardless of how bad things
can get. We have options laid out every single day and it’s mostly whether to keep going or to
live each day feeling ungrateful. To do something or to not do something. To do what’s going to
make you good, to feel whatever you need to feel at the moment.

Coming back from our vacation made me realize how great and important it is to learn how to let
go and let life move you.
Setting aside all the pressure that’s making you all worked up without feeling sorry because you
are doing this for yourself. You are important, too.
I realized how important it is to try to be present at every moment as much as we can, including
the uncomfortable ones, yes. Because they all serve a purpose. For once, do something for
yourself without questioning it. And when you get tired, rest.

Do something that feels right for you, something that makes you happy, something that makes
you cry tears of joy, something that makes you want to have a good 5-minute cry just because it
feels so comforting and feels exactly what you need at that moment.
It’s not really about running away from what scares or upsets you, it’s creating a space between
those and just living, feeling, and breathing life at the same time.

I hope you find your pause every now and then.

I hope this reminds you that life is about you, just as it’s about everything else.