1-1-1: starting your life over again
read about how I perceive adulthood, changing your path in adulthood, and updates on my travels.
august, 2023
edition 28.
I completely got the days of the week mixed up (like I actually thought it was tuesday today) so this edition is one day late (sorry!)
it took me 12.5 hours to fly from europe back to the continental US (ljubljana, slovenia to new york city, usa to be specific) and I’m writing this edition from the cityyyyy
I’m flying out next monday so (hopefully if I remember/get my act together) I’ll write the next edition from LA. for now, I’m just feeling grateful to end a long few weeks of travel with some familiar faces in one of the best cities in the world
you can expect one email from me every week containing:
one quote that has been inspiring me
one journal prompt
one piece of advice*
* = if you want to submit a question for my upcoming emails, you can find the form here.
podcast
on hiatus until september (but let me say that I MISS making podcasts and I can’t wait to jump back in) — listen to past episodes here <3
one quote
“I promise you, little by little, the healing adds up.”
—ella hicks
one journal prompt
list out qualities and characteristics that make you YOU. see this post for inspiration
one piece of advice
“any advice on how to start your life over again?”
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: no one knows what they’re doing.
take me for example, a 23 year old who *knows* for a fact that she does not have it all figured out but does her best anyway. my life might seem put together on the internet (and I love that you all see me that way) but internally, I’m just a 2 year old adult. I’m figuring out my likes, my dislikes, and who I am at my core alongside every single one of you — I might just be better at hiding the insecurity and confusion.
you can start over today. you can start over tomorrow. you can start over at 9am or 9pm on any given day.
if you wake up and don’t recognize yourself or your life and you have the courage to change something, what’s stopping you?
I woke up one day during the summer of 2020 and decided I needed to go to inpatient treatment.
I woke up one day in august of 2020 and decided to document my healing journey on social media.
I woke up one day during my winter break and decided to apply to a backpacking course in Alaska.
I woke up one day this summer and realised that I had graduated college.
am I where I thought I’d be at 23? no, not at all. but I still wake up every single morning and go through the motions of life and learn just a little bit more about myself and the kind of life I want to live.
the truth is, every single moment is an opportunity to start your life over. you don’t know what you don’t know, and the best way to find out is by trying and failing and trying again.
you can’t plan your way into success in this lifetime, as planning without action results in nothing.
so, to the person who asked me if I had any advice on how to start your life over again: just do it.
you have the power to wake up one day and dress in a completely different manner, form new habits, and live a different lifestyle. experiment with who you are and what you do until something feels right (and trust me, something will eventually feel right). it is never to late to start your life over again.
reading updates
currently reading: beartown by fredrik backman, bullshit jobs: a theory by david graeber
finished this week:
the blood of olympus by rick riordan
wrong place wrong time by gillian mcallister
the infinity between us by n.s. perkins
if you want to keep up with my reading throughout the week, this is my goodreads :)
enjoyed this edition?
until we meet again,
katie
I wanna thank you for doing what you do