january

evolving for the better

2026 is here…

it’s time for a new start. this year, i embark on my 30s — and to be quite honest with you, i’ve never felt so ready for anything in my life. when i say, “evolving for the better”, i’m reminding myself any moment that i can of the possibility for a greater life at any time, with simple choices and changes in mindset.

most of this music is pensive, but, as in recent years, i tend to pull some eclectic choices, as well as nostalgic tracks to remind me of myself from time to time. per usual, i’ll be listening to my other january playlists (linked below) throughout the month — it’s only up from here, friends!

vision board

Mark Strand, from Keeping Things Whole

january playlists

rise + grind

perhaps the story you finish is never the one you begin – salman rushdie
january 2019

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i | resilience

three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth – buddha || tanigami konan western flower (1917)
january 2020

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1. patience

achieving, progressing, changing, receiving, loving, giving, rationalising, solving, i am still here, in a constant state of arriving.
january 2021

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january

i create entire romances in my dreams — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, White Nights
january 2022

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SURE JAN!

i have no fear of failure if i see things clearly
january 2023

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I / 2024

the curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change — carl rogers
january 2024

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1 / 2025

every day is all there is — joan didion // photography by xuebing du
january 2025

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