Summer Manifesto

This summer I feel I’m reconnecting to something I’ve been seeking for sometime. This year it feels different, perhaps my daughter being a year older, perhaps it’s the work I’m doing and the life I’m building. I’m into my new rhythm and I’m making progress.

Life feels different this summer in comparison to recent years. For about three years I felt summer was a season of waiting and feeling in limbo. I was waiting for my job to be restructured in 2022, then summer of 2023 I had finished my role and was taking a few months off to recuperate, in summer 2024 I had just finished retraining and was on the cusp of formulating the business more clearly. It seems for a number of years the summers have been filled with uncertainty and where I felt in limbo. This summer it feel like I’m very much in something new, learning everyday and in a very different headspace.

Every season I create a manifesto and this season feels like a home coming and I can finally allow myself time to pause and rest. This summer my manifesto holds my word for the year, enrich, and the way I want to feel for the months ahead.

My Summer Manifesto 2025

Enjoy the soft glowing light of being awake at 5am

Breathe, rest and let my shoulders drop

Fling open the windows to fresh air and new days

Feed my passions and work on something small to gently build momentum

Keep watering, keep tending to what’s growing and be patient

Create intentional space for taking small moments of action