One second everyday in October!

Creating these 1 Second Everyday videos used to be a staple in my monthly reflection process - starting with documenting each month of what turned out to be a Pandemic year that we lived in Japan, where I taught junior high English, from August 2019-August 2020.

After that, I continued the tradition, often sharing months or seasons of life, and found that it brought me a lot of joy to look back on these little memories of my life, like a digital scrapbook of sorts, from the mundane to the magical. I was able to remember visits with friends + family; special holidays + events; the routines + goals I was engaged in during that phase of life, and to see how far I'd come.

One relic from my teaching days that still resonates for me is how we all learn differently and are drawn to different learning styles and modalities. I am highly visual, kinesthetic, and reflective, so the combination of looking back on these videos to trigger memories and reflection, often related to my fitness journey, paired with the forward momentum of seeking out something worth documenting and preserving, is a powerful and enjoyable growth-oriented process for me!

The past couple of weeks have been marked by a sense of re-emerging, and re-starting for me. Looking back, I realize I fell off of making these videos around the time we put our heads down to work on designing and delivering the BWB App. Now that the app is launched and one year of programs have been delivered, I find I finally have the bandwidth to lift my eyes and look around again! And, just like always: life is waiting, ready to be lived to the fullest.

Here's to less work + more play, re-engaging with the people around me + places where I'm planted, and remembering the root of what really brings me joy: the purpose-driven pursuit of a life well lived!

Enjoy a little peek into my world, starting with 1 second everyday in October! 🎃