Embracing Return – Finding a New Rhythm with What Still Matters
Welcome back Lovely Souls!
It’s been a minute, and if you’re still here, I’m so glad you are!
The last couple of months have asked something different of me, and that meant taking an unplanned pause from writing these posts. I was still writing and creating, but in different formats...for workshops, facilitation, workplace wellness sessions, and some other opportunities that I look forward to sharing with you soon.
And while those things have been exciting and fulfilling in their own right, I’ve missed this part. Making space to share more of what’s been happening, what I’ve been noticing, and some of the conversations and reflections that come up in the day-to-day...because that’s where most of our living actually happens.
A lot has happened over the last few months, and I imagine a lot of it will find its way here over time. But today, I want to simply talk about returning. Because some seasons of life ask us to shift our attention. To make room for something new, find a different balance, or shift our energy toward what needs us most — sometimes deliberately, and sometimes because life shifts and our attention has to shift with it.
And sometimes, as things settle or shift again, we find ourselves wanting to return to something we put down… whether we’ve been missing it all along, or only recently realized how much we miss it. We want to come back.
That doesn’t mean we need to pick it up exactly where we left it. Maybe that's part of what returning can teach us. We can come back to something we love while allowing our relationship with it to evolve.
And still...returning can feel a little awkward, can’t it? Like...where do I even begin?!
And it can happen with so many things. A hobby we haven’t made time for. A creative practice. A piece of our work. A friendship we’ve lost touch with. A routine that once supported us but stopped fitting for a while.
Sometimes the longer the pause, the bigger we make the return in our minds. We think we need the perfect plan, the right amount of time, or some grand declaration.
But perhaps we can simply begin.
That’s my approach right now anyway: start small, and start now.
Let it be messy. Let it feel awkward.
Because starting...or restarting...can sometimes be the hardest part. And little by little, we can find a new groove that fits where we are now rather than trying to squeeze ourselves back into an old one.
A few things I’m reminding myself as I return:
Start with what feels meaningful now. Ask yourself what you’ve missed, what’s drawing you back, and what still feels worth making space for.
Let the old rhythm evolve. You don’t have to return to something exactly as it was. Your life has changed, and the way it fits into your life can change too.
Give yourself permission to be rusty. It may feel awkward at first. That doesn’t mean you’ve lost your way. Sometimes you just need a little time to find your footing again.
Notice how it feels once you begin. Instead of trying to figure everything out beforehand, pay attention to what happens when you actually return. Sometimes we learn more from how it feels to return than from trying to decide beforehand whether we should.
So no, I don’t quite know what this next season of writing will look like yet. I’m still figuring out how these posts will live alongside the workshops, speaking, facilitation, and other parts of my work that have been growing.
But I don’t need to know all of that today.
Today, I’m returning. Starting small, seeing how it feels, and making room again for what I’ve loved about this space while leaving room for it to become something a little different too.
And maybe there’s something in your life you’ve been thinking about returning to. You don’t necessarily need to know what it will look like six months from now. Maybe you can simply begin where you are... and see what rhythm starts to make sense from there.
Thanks for being here as I find mine.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Christina
