Reflections

Birthdays always make me reflective. And if I’m being honest, this year feels different. The past twelve months brought more than I anticipated. Some clarity. Some lessons. Some things that asked me to grow without my permission. There’s a particular feeling to birthdays that fall before the bloom. Not quite winter anymore, but not fully open either. A quiet transition. A shift you can feel in the air. That’s where I find myself. Softer in some ways. Stronger in others. This

🌿I used to think softness was something I had to protect. Now I see it as something I can wield. The world doesn’t often celebrate softness. It confuses it with weakness or assumes it needs hard edges to be taken seriously. But the truth is: it takes strength to stay open. It takes courage to lead with warmth when you’ve learned that the world can be sharp. For me, softness isn’t passive. It’s deliberate. It’s the slow, intentional way I move through touch, conversation and