the one thing

focusing on what feels good while doing hard things

*inhale*

*exhale*

Ah, Sunday 🍵…

Does it feel like a Sunday to you?

TikTok ban… Trump 2.0… and a ceasefire…

Let’s breathe together. Wooohhsaahh-ahh-ahh-ah.

Arms up. Stretch. Mm. Happy Sunday. *sips*

I read that there will be more fire weather this week.

I have a lot of thoughts.

Carry You With You

I re-read this last night. That ish was good. October 1, 2023?

I remember what it took for me to write that, and I needed to read that.

I’m relating to it differently today—

Carry yourself with you everywhere you go, and go first.

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What is the one thing in your life shaping everything you do?

The part of your life that’s most alive for you.

It’s the one priority guiding your decision-making right now.

Whether you’re navigating a move, a career pivot, or an emotional upheaval, there’s often one thing at the center of it all.

For me, that one thing was moving to Mexico.

Every day, I woke up thinking about it.

Every decision I made—big or small—was about moving to Mexico.

Every day was a battle with my fears and doubts about making such a big change.

I pushed through uncertainty, built myself up, and rededicated myself daily to the promise I made to change my life.

I imagined a new life, shaping it detail by detail: the work I’d do, the kind of life I’d live, the love I’d have, and the vision of who I’d become.

I told everyone… “I’m going back to Mexico.”

I was stretched.

I went to the library everyday between 5/6am and 9am to lay a brick each day. I’d go to the park, walk, work more, then go back to the library between 2pm until close.

On weekends, it was the same.

Step by step, I was creating by the hour the life I dreamed of. Even making lunch in the mornings became part of my ritual.

“I’m on my way back to Mexico,” I’d tell myself.

And even though it was hard, it felt so good.

I was committed.

Now, that focus has shifted: it’s about belonging to Mexico—specifically Mexico City.

After my first 4 and half weeks, I felt that I was in new territory in my life as a whole.

A real rough start. But I see now that it comes with the territory. And I’m here now.

Really here.

What’s your ‘Mexico’? It doesn’t have to be a place.

What’s the one thing shaping your every decision? And why does it matter to you?

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So, we have been playing a little game of hocus focus.

We’re conjuring clarity where it feels elusive.

I have more to say about that, but will say more in my next email.

Be back to check on you. I love you.