30/06/2025
🥀 memento mori: remember you must die 🥀
June was for death…I promise this isn’t as morbid as it seems. Stick with me, if you will.
The past few weeks have felt like some of the happiest moments I’ve felt in a long time, alongside some of the most stressful with the state of the world, and uncertainty of my finances after losing my job.
I have had severe anxiety about ✨ living ✨ for three years now. And by living, I mean…going out in public, taking up space, and going after my dreams because the uncertainty terrifies me.
That is no way to live. For anyone.
I took the first photo not knowing what Memento Mori meant and 3 days later, an unexpectedly HUGE metaphorical billboard for it was shoving it in my face during a horror movie. And all I could think was…what more of a sign do you need, Mandy?
Death is inevitable…and not just literal death but metaphorically. Rebirth cannot happen without the death of past versions of ourselves either.
June was for death…death of a past version of me that I’ve held on to a lot longer than I should’ve. And..death of being afraid of…everything. Going out in public, going after my dreams, and putting my well being above anything else.
2025 was supposed to be my FEARLESS year…and I guess it took half the year to realize I was still letting fear paralyze me.
After releasing my life update yesterday, I am still scared, but I am not letting it drive me anymore. This is the most exciting time in my life because it will be the first time in my entire life that I get to be 1000% ME unapologetically, all cards on the table. Anything could happen. 🦋
Not Pictured: All the tears, overthinking, and overwhelming emotions it took to get me here. Feel your feels, acknowledge them, then overcome them. 🫶🏻
