12/12/2025
A true story. And yes, I put the dead tree 🎄 as the main image for impact.
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Every year we take the kids (and the dogs) to cut down our Christmas tree.
Five years ago we brought home what felt like the perfect one… until a couple weeks later when it started drooping, dropping ornaments, and looking rough.
I kept insisting we could “make it last” because honestly… I didn’t want to deal with taking everything off and starting over. It felt like too much work. I told myself it would make a great story.
But the family overruled me.
We stripped the dead tree, brought home a new one, and something funny happened—
the story was STILL great… and the new tree was even better. It held more ornaments. More memories.
And the do-over forced us to slow down and decorate together all over again.
Lately I’ve been thinking about that season because a little over a year ago, my long-time business closed its doors. I was grieving it, calling it “the end,” convincing myself I should just move on quietly.
But the truth? Just like that tree… it had been dying long before I admitted it.
And the new thing I stepped into—my wellness business—ended up being stronger, more aligned, more capable of holding the memories, the stories, and the people I serve.
Sometimes what feels like an ending is actually the moment you’re being nudged (or shoved) toward something brighter.
A dying tree.
A closing business.
A shifting job.
A new phase of life.
It’s not always convenient. It’s not always what we planned.
But it might be exactly the change that allows you to grow.
Here’s to embracing the new tree—
in your living room
and in your life. 🌲✨
And if you like to know how I’m serving my people better than I ever have let’s chat because this is just the beginning!
And shout out to for doing right by us and giving us that new very beautiful tree. That’s why we keep coming back.