life lessons from 2022 - by Nix 🕊 - starting from nix

Hi friends, no regular essay this week! Instead, I’m sharing some bite-sized lessons I learned in 2022. I appreciate you for being here and reading. While I was working full time, my commitment for last year was writing on the side (32 essays this year). Your notes to me give me a lot of hope and encouragement to keep going. A heartfelt thank you. My reflections are split up into 3 categories: self, relationships, career/ambition. Hyperlinks are to relevant pieces of writing I did in 2022! My 2022 in a nutshell: It was difficulty. It was bliss. The best things are always both. The body is fragile, learn to treat it properly and care for it well We are not immortal. This year I got seriously sick and it taught me to prioritize health, rest, and peace over everything else Self-soothing is a real practice and makes you feel less lonely Appreciate the beauty of the mundane “Attention is devotion” Mary Oliver wrote — paying attention to the every day imbues it with much more magic. It slows

Hi friends, no regular essay this week! Instead, I’m sharing some bite-sized lessons I learned in 2022. I appreciate you for being here and reading. While I was working full time, my commitment for last year was writing on the side (32 essays this year). Your notes to me give me a lot of hope and encouragement to keep going. A heartfelt thank you. My reflections are split up into 3 categories: self, relationships, career/ambition. Hyperlinks are to relevant pieces of writing I did in 2022! My 2022 in a nutshell: It was difficulty. It was bliss. The best things are always both. The body is frag