Life is funny and frustrating. You have plans and goals and the universe tells you to hold on.

2024 was going to be the year of training for a trail marathon (in honor of my sister who passed away unexpectedly last year), return to riding my horse on the trails and doing dressage, running trails with my dog, and more personal, professional and financial goals. However, 2024 had other plans. Testing me mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.

There are days when I’m in denial, happy or I breakdown. This year I was challenged with an excruciating knee pain that halted all my fitness training and riding my horse. My dog was challenged with knee injuries, causing her to have two and now going on three surgeries this October. And my horse’s top line atrophied due to a vitamin E deficiency causing her back pain if ridden and I question where I’m at professionally and financially. I’m not where I had envisioned. Every area of my life has been challenged this year. I tell myself 2024 is just a reset year. And hopefully 2025 will be much better.

A reset year and a redirection of my brain to prevent anxiety and depression. It is difficult but needs to be done. I know others have it worse than I, however, anxiety and depression doesn’t discriminate. I just need to keep moving forward.

We all need to move forward.