The Pod Trail to date, has taken me on the biggest adventure and taught me so many valuable life lessons. 

I’ve grown as a person in many different ways because of it and I believe this is because I’ve experienced some of the toughest times in my life too.  

It’s brought about so much change and uncertainty, but this is what makes life exciting. 

It’s unpredictable at times, throwing myself into just living in the moment and accepting that the Universe has plans for me makes me a stronger person. 

Vulnerability brings opportunities of great strength.

There’s been an incredible amount of highs but equally as many lows along the way. An 8 year rollercoaster ride if you will.

Joy has followed sorrow in equal measure.  

Living life to the fullest means being open to experiencing all kinds of unpredictable events and learning to manage them in the best ways possible. 

I’m developing better coping strategies, cognitive therapies and improved communication skills.

When my Mum died, it broke me, it really did and I never saw that level of pain and discomfort coming. 

I’d only imagined what it might feel like one day to lose her.

I’ve experienced heart break before but nothing on this scale. Grief has shaped me however, it reinvents you and you kind of go through a human metamorphosis.

I am more in tune with my emotions and sense of self than I have ever been. I’ve learned to channel anger, sit in sadness and appreciate the sensation of happiness when it washes over me unexpectedly.

I knew when I wrote the story of Pod it would resonate with others but I didn’t realise just how much it would become so ingrained in my being.

It’s taught me to forgive quicker, love longer and to never give up on living my best life.

Change direction, yes.

Make better choices, always.

I’ve learned that life is a pursuit of kindness, not only towards others but to ourselves.

The kinder we are, the happier we will be.

05/12/2022