01/15/2026
Dear 45-year-old me…♟️
This photo was taken five years ago! The year you decided to walk away from your long career. The year you decided to start your own coaching practice. The year you were reminded life is precious, thank you Covid. A new decade you chose to navigate differently!
I’ve been watching you since, and I’m here to remind you that you don’t need to rush anymore. There is nothing to catch up to.
This year, I want you to choose softness without losing your strength.
〰️ To honor your body for all it carries, all it knows, and all it continues to teach you.
〰️ To rest before you’re exhausted.
〰️ To eat, move, work, and live in ways that feel supportive, not demanding.
I hope you keep listening to your inner voice, the one that has never steered you wrong.
〰️ Let it guide your decisions, your boundaries, and your pace.
〰️ Let it remind you that alignment matters more than approval.
〰️ Let it remind you how badass you are.
At 45, I want you to savor what’s here:
〰️ The quiet mornings.
〰️ The meaningful conversations.
〰️ The time being present with family & friends.
〰️ The communities you’ve entered, built or walked beside.
May this be a year of presence over pressure. And when you forget, because you will… come back to you. You are allowed to live well! You always have been!
With continued fierceness,
🖤 Michelle
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