Reflecting on Closing a Chapter

Reflecting on Closing a Chapter

Greetings, dear readers of our newsletter. I’m coming to you from my new home, in a new state. A state I’ve never lived in, as I’ve only lived in one state for 39 years of my life. Same with my husband, and of course our daughter. But now we are embarking on a brand-new chapter, and we couldn’t be more excited. But I couldn’t fully move on until I reflected on this chapter that we recently closed. As I wrote in my book, Mindfulness Brings Clarity, we truly manifested this home and block. It was perfect for us for almost a decade. It was located close to our daughter’s school so that we were able to walk.
Despite having a lot of negative memories from my own childhood, one of the things I’m grateful for is the neighborhood we lived in until I was 5 years old. It made me comfortable being around other children who didn’t look anything like me. Living in that neighborhood normalized diversity for me. It wasn’t until grad school that I reflected on that experience and how it shaped who I am today. There were several years in my early career when I was the only white person in the room, and I can’t put into words how grateful I am for that experience. It humbled me in the best way. I always wanted to give that experience to my child, and we absolutely accomplished that goal. She’s been able to have that experience since age 3 years old. Her comfort around other children who don’t look like her is something we’re incredibly grateful for. We’re going to miss our block so much. The bonding that occurred during the summer of 2020 is something that lives in my heart forever. My husband and I were apprehensive about living in that town, but our neighbors more than made up for any fears we might have had. It is so surreal and bittersweet to have that journey end. My prayers were answered, my manifestations realized. And now we’re onward and upward. I manifested another dream home. More on that in the next blog post.