I’m feeling a bit weepy as I write this. It’s been a very full week.

I celebrated my son’s 7^th birthday this week, and simultaneously I celebrated my own very important milestone, too. 

I believe that everything is cyclical, and a 7-year cycle is something significant to take note of. 

At age 7, my son is more independent than he’s ever been. He has entered a new phase of his development and growth. 

And, so have I.

My son’s birth happened at the same moment I was dying – an impossible situation, honestly. 

In those moments when I was teetering between this world and the beyond, my soul glimpsed another life full of possibility for myself. I saw what could be if I was willing to walk a different path.

I glimpsed a new reality that I could live into if I was courageous and audacious enough to choose it. 

I said a profound YES to that new reality, and I survived that day. I have been a grateful mother ever since. 

And so, not only did I celebrate my son’s 7^th birthday this week, but I also celebrated the tenacity, determination, and devotion that I’ve demonstrated these last 7 years. 

I honored all the ways I have courageously transformed my life, and the everyday choices I’ve made to consciously change and create who I am and what I get to live today.

I am especially grateful for the part of me that simply knew, amidst so much fear and doubt and pain, that she was going to get through it. She stayed focused on taking one step at a time.

She was committed to learning as much as she could along the way so she could share everything she learned with others.

So, yes. My son turned 7 this week, and in my own way, I did too! 

We celebrated in style by going to an indoor slide park and catapulting ourselves through the air (OMGoodness so fun!). 

I also took some time to reflect and recognize all that I’ve lived through and accomplished these past 7 years. It’s been nothing short of miraculous on every level.

This is where I turn the conversation over to you. 

If you look back at the last 7 years of your life, how much have you changed? How much has your life changed?

There isn’t a “right” answer to this question, but it is a powerful way of noticing and celebrating the life you are choosing to live. 

And if you’re not satisfied, or there is MORE you want to experience, or you feel like you’re ready for a life do-over, answering these questions can help you tune into the experiences that are calling you. 

My own reflection has awakened new desires inside of me – the kind of sacred desires that feel scary but exciting. They are helping me align me with what I know I’m being called to live into next. 

I won’t say that things are crystal clear, and I know exactly what I’m going to do next, or what it’s going to look like, or even how I’m going to go about it. 

Change is a trust walk with yourself, in so many ways. 

But it is exciting! And it has sparked new life inside of me, which I always love.

My invitation to you is to take a few quiet moments to honor what’s changed in you and your life these past 7 years. Take note of the new or long-standing desires that are still calling to you.

Let yourself be inspired by what you discover!

And always, always, always love yourself where you’re at, every step of the way.