52. A New Chapter

March 13, 2026

I have been writing weekly for a year now. 52 weeks. I am not done yet with what I have to say – I still have 42+ pages of writing that I have not yet put into an essay. But I feel a shift coming up, a need to step back from this weekly routine and allow time for reflection, for a pulling together of where I have traveled with these weekly posts.

This weekly writing has kept me anchored and curious. It has also allowed me to be engaged with those of you who have reached out and let me know what has resonated with you in what I have written. I also have felt connected to those of you who have read quietly and not commented or mentioned to me that you were reading. I will miss those regular connections with all of you. I miss it already.

In this season of spring and growth, I think of myself as a seed. I do not know yet what type of seed I am, what will grow from where I am right now. But I do know how to nourish my growth: sunshine, good food, rest, meditation, community, movement, purpose, laughter.

So, this is my last weekly essay, for now. Perhaps I will switch to monthly or some other schedule; I’m not sure. One thing that I have embraced about this later adulthood phase is allowing for the not-knowing. Letting the universe show me where I might go next, rather than having it all mapped out in a five-year plan. It’s terrifying and exhilarating and entirely unlike the way I have lived so far as an adult. Perhaps it is more like my childhood was – exploring, wandering, playing, seeking, and not sure where I will end up next.

This weekly essay project has been a wonderful experience and I’m proud of myself for doing it. The website will stay, so please do come back to these essays whenever you feel a need to – I expect that I will do the same.

I sense an evolving into the next version of myself. I am starting to be busy with a few projects that are taking me in the direction of my values and providing me with purpose. One of those projects is the hosting of small free virtual women’s circles – I’m on the 3rd cycle now. Six weeks, one hour a week, a time to spend with other women discussing and exploring ideas that hopefully feed your soul and help you find your way in this world, at least in some small way. If you are interested in being a part of a future group, let me know.

And so, I begin again.