New Year, True You!
As the plane descended into Nashville close to sunset on Tuesday evening (pictured above), I took a deep inhale and slowly exhaled as I took in the beauty of the second sunset of 2024. These days, it feels easy and amazing to breathe, as I'm feeling less pressure and fewer expectations than I've ever felt in my life. This new way of being also includes no New Year's Resolutions, other than to be as present as possible for each moment of this new year. While we were away, visiting Stephanie's friends and family in Pittsburgh for the holidays, we had dinner one evening with a few of Stephanie's friends and former soccer teammates from college. They were all talking about how years they're still so competitive in so many aspects of life. They asked me how I used to be such a competitive person too, and what changed -- how do I now let things go so easily and just... not care? I told them what I'll share with you. I used to struggle with being a perfectionist, n...