Four Minutes. Whole Year. Cool Cool Cool.
Ya’ll, I was so excited. Like new year, fresh plans, color-coded calendar, google sheets set, let’s GO excited.
I had ideas stacked on ideas. Projects, travel, trainings, I was genuinely looking forward to. I had the momentum building with that sweet ass buzz where everything feels possible and you’re ready to move.
And thennnnn my hands said, “Gurl. We need to talk.”
What started as annoying numbness turned into pain that couldn’t be ignored. I’ve been dealing with carpal tunnel for yearzzzz, which in hindsight means it was absolutely quietly escalating…while I pretended everything was fine. But quiet it was no more. It escalated straight into the doctor saying,
“Yeah… surgery.”
Here’s the wild part: The surgery itself takes four minutes. Four. Minutes.
And yet, those four minutes have me pivoting the entire first half of my year, and side-eyeing the second half like, mmmhmmm we’ll see.
Recovery. Limitations. Slowing down in ways I didn’t plan for. Letting go of timelines I was excited about. Reworking expectations. Re-imagining how I show up, create, work, and rest.
This is the part no one really prepares you for.
Not the big dramatic life changes—but the small, necessary interruptions that ask you to listen sooner than you wanted to.
So we pivot.
We hold on.
We embrace what is.
And hopefully—with a little kindness.
Because the truth is: pushing through wasn’t working anymore. My body was already waving the flag. I just didn’t want to see it yet.
I practice what I preach, so this season isn’t about forcing momentum.
It’s about respecting capacity.
It’s about healing so I can keep doing the work I love—for the long run.
I’m still excited. Just differently now.
Excited about choosing longevity over urgency.
Excited about practicing what I coach.
Excited about honoring my body instead of negotiating with it.
Plans can change without everything falling apart. Rest can be productive. Pausing can be powerful.
This year isn’t cancelled—it’s recalibrated.
And honestly? That feels very Buena Vida to me.
Four minutes changed my whole year—
and if I can pivot, so can you. ✨
If you have plans that suddenly need shifting, I get the urge to want to blow a gasket.
That moment where you’re like, are you f-in kidding me right now?
But IF you can—just for a second—pause. Take a breath. Trust the timing, even if you don’t like it yet.
Everything you need to do will get done. Everything you want to do will still be there.
The moment isn’t there to ruin things. It’s there to redirect, protect, or slow you down in a way you might not have chosen—but might need.
And yes, I’ll say it plainly: All will be okay. It really will.
You’re allowed to be annoyed and trusting.
Both can exist.
Softness/Kindness doesn’t mean giving up. It means staying with yourself through the pivot. 💛✨
Message received, 2026. Loud and clear.
Four minutes changed the plan……Still Can’t stop. Won’t stop. ✨