Time For A New Adventure

4 days ago3 min read

Hello, my beautiful friends!

Today I am home resting on my couch, trying to get well. Our family has had the flu all week—fevers, coughing, extreme sore throats, headaches, mucus, and body aches. The couches have been turned into a temporary sick ward and the amount of tissues everywhere makes me wish we had gotten stock in Kleenex. We are quite the sight.

Last Sunday I spent seven hours by a little campfire I built in my backyard. I did a lot of thinking and writing. After a bit of processing, I talked with Nate and Jenna and decided to make some changes. You see, I love routine, and I am very good at sticking to my routine, but sometimes I become a slave to my routine. I can usually tell something is off because I start dreading my tasks or I lose the desire to do it. Instead of my routine helping me pursue my dreams, it feels like it’s trapping me. That’s when I knew I needed to make a change.

I have been blogging since 2022. My blogging has been an integral part of my healing journey - giving me the promised space to process every single week. It’s been a gift to have a whole day to go bike and blog by myself. I have biked in almost every weather condition. I have been extremely committed to my Bike To Type adventure and fucking loved it even when I was cursing at the weather. ;)

But now it’s 2025 and I feel I need to re-look at where I put my energy. My healing journey is still, and always will be, a work in progress, but I no longer need to write about it every week. I will continue taking time to care for myself, but not have the pressure of writing a blog.

I am excited because now I get to see where my journey will take me next and what beautiful things I will explore! I know it will still include being outside in nature because this is what truly soothes my soul and heals my trauma. And of course, I’ll still have to get coffee at some point in the day. A wise woman once said, “Without your daily coffee, you will most certainly burn and die.” Oh, wait. That was me. Anyways…

Here is what I want to leave you with today:

If something in your life doesn’t feel good anymore, don’t be afraid to step back and ask yourself what would feel better. We all deserve to love the lives that we are living. Life is an ever-evolving journey and it’s imperative that we listen to what our bodies are telling us. You may love something for ten years and then wake up one morning and love it no more. That’s okay. In fact, it’s great! It means you are ready to move on to new things, new adventures, and new learning opportunities! This is what keeps life fun!

The things we build into our lives should be liberating us, not trapping us. If it doesn’t feel like freedom, then it’s time for a change, my friend.

As I close, I want to say thank you. Thank you for coming along on this important part of my journey. I know that my blog never got a lot of traction but the few people that joined me and encouraged me meant the world to me. I hope this blog did as much for you as it did for me. I am forever grateful for the chance to be a small part of your life and to share the lessons that life taught me over the past 2 ½ years.

It’s been wild, but oh so worth it!

Wild and free and grateful,

AJ (cyclist, blogger, crazy gem)

P.S. If you are interested in staying in contact or keeping up with my journey, please email me at zebracoach@freedomforthetaking.org

I am considering doing an email list and sharing encouragements and lessons I learn with those who would find that valuable. 🙂