Each day is like crossing a new starting line. New starting lines can show up without warning at any time and while intentionally planning for what I want 2025 to look like for me, this concept resonated with me greatly as a way to have a new outlook and recognize that my all or nothing way of living has not been serving me well. 

How do I truly own my time, pour into the hobbies, people, experiences that fill my soul and bring out the favorite version of myself. All while trying not to get stuck in the overthinking, over analyzing, perfectionism and imposter syndrome that always feels front and center making me question every move and decisions. And let me just say, it’s humbling to see how many times I have re-crossed this specific starting line since January 1st, but TBH, January was the longest year on its own, am I right? 

In spending time each day, or night, thinking about this, how do I cross this starting line with a plan? What are the things most important to accomplish today, so that when my head hits the pillow and I have finished my day, I feel proud of myself, at peace with what may have transpired, and while shit may have hit the fan (or got run over by a Roomba), how did I react?

Is what I put at the top of the list actually the most important to embrace this shift, or is my list a way of feeling in control over what feels, at times, a life that is out of my own control? It’s a constant game of tug of war, where if I can’t learn to let go, no one will ever win.

Starting lines also show up in big ways, maybe it’s a new job, a new family dynamic, a health journey, a move, creeping up to a milestone birthday (I see you 40)… Navigating how to survive this new course comes with challenges, obstacles, unknowns… but, if going all in, taking action, seeing a finish line seems like the only way to get out of my head and into my life, then it’s time to lean in, embrace and enjoy the journey even when the road may get rocky. 

So I pause to ask… What starting line are you standing at today?