20/08/2025
two weeks from today.. i’ll be boarding a ‘one-way’ flight to australia aka taking an extended sabbatical off the island ~ hopping through countries to dance with visas + lean into expansion.
six weeks ago i booked it; trusting that by the time it came around, i’d be ready to step into the next chapter. but truthfully.. we’re never really “ready.” sometimes you just gotta leap + let it all unfold as it should.
closing out my nanny contract for the season, soaking in these final island days, tying up loose ends… honoring all the choices that brought me here.
this island has taught me presence, slowing down, gratitude in simplicity + the practice of non-attachment. when i first arrived here at 22yo.. wwoofing on a tropical fruit + meditation farm, later volunteering at a yoga retreat..i didn’t know a soul, just carried the curiosity of “finding myself.” and over the years, this island has held me through so much growth.
but it’s also shown me where i’ve outgrown certain limits. what isn’t sustainable anymore. and i trust the only way forward is to listen to that pull within..to go where i feel called. to step into the unknown + dance with the uncertainty that is life.
i never expected that my first solo trip out of the US a few years back would also lead me to meet an australian who became such a significant part of my story. theee serendipity of crossing paths when you’re not even looking for it.
change is never easy. it asks us to let go of the familiar. but it’s always worth it to choose the life that keeps your heart awake.
as what we nourish stays alive,
what we ignore withers away.
so take this as your reminder if you will: if you feel that tug in your chest, trust it.. even if you can’t explain it yet.
this next season, i’m choosing expansion.
investing in myself, my vision, my online biz, in work that feels like service vs sacrifice, in relationships that deepen me & in the messy, beautiful unknown that makes me feel alive xx
letsssgo,
Xx gab