One year of Concentrated Sunshine!

Wow.

It's been a year.

365 days.

Of sharing, of connecting, of growing.

In trying to help you guys I have changed and grown more than I could have possibly imagined.

You have helped me so much.

Thank you.

Let the emotional rollercoaster of a blog begin...

One year ago I sat in my bedroom in front of the very computer where I am typing this now staring anxiously at the screen, contemplating whether to press publish or not. I managed to put together a website with my limited technical abilities and I had written my first blog post. I had proofread it over and over but I still felt nervous. I was sharing something with the world and I was scared, what if people didn't like it? I was also sharing about my mental health, something I rarely discussed at that point in my life. It was scary. But I took the risk. I pressed publish and sent my words out into the world. And my gosh I'm glad I did!

From then on I posted weekly blog posts chatting about everything from screen time to body image and lots of recipes. I grew my Instagram following and shared my thoughts with the world. I have never been so open and honest before and creating a platform where I feel safe and supported to share all of my experiences is something I am incredibly proud of. One big moment for me was when I shared my reflections on 2021, it was so raw and vulnerable, but putting it out there felt nice, I knew it was what I needed.

Another special moment for me was the Concentrated Sunshine Virtual Retreat. I was overwhelmed by the number of lovely people who showed up and joined in and the amazing teachers who shared wonderful classes. For that, I will always be grateful.

One of my favourite things that I have achieved over the past year is my yoga teacher training and sharing yoga classes with people. I would never have signed up without Concentrated Sunshine. I would never have given it a go, never have pushed myself. Teaching yoga has brought me so much joy, being able to share something I love so much feels so very special.

I don't need to share numbers and statistics with you to share the success of Concentrated Sunshine. The goal was never about amounts, from day 1 the goal has been to put a smile on someone's face and help them feel a little bit better. And that is still the goal. That will always be the goal. If I make just one person smile, make one person feel a bit less alone, I will have succeeded.

Concentrated Sunshine means so much to me. It has helped me look within and journey deeper into myself, and discover who I truly am. It has helped me grow in confidence in what I can achieve and who I can be. It brings me joy, it brings me connection. Sometimes I feel stuck, don't know what to share, but inspiration always comes back, always finds me. I feel called to speak my mind, to share my truth with the world.

Thank you for receiving it. Thank you for opening your hearts and treating me with so much kindness. In reading and responding to what I do you are helping me because at the end of the day 'we're all just walking each other home'.

And that's pretty magical.

I hope you have enjoyed the last year.

I hope you will enjoy what we have to come.

As we adventure onwards in this journey called life.

Here's to another 365 days.