This year I turned 32 and I could not be more grateful. This year has been bat shit crazy and that is putting it lightly. So to be here, healthy and mostly in my right mind :) I’m just thankful. If nothing else this year has made me slow down and pay attention. Attention to who is around and who is not, what I spend my time and energy on, boundaries that should’ve existed and what brings me joy. A year ago I would've never taken the time to explore these things let alone write a blog including my findings. It ultimately makes me think about what I would tell young Davina. Who was young Davina you ask?? She was a firecracker, slow to engage but always able to find someone to connect with and probably laughing- loudly. Sensitive and a lover of creativity eventually expressed through many hairstyles, hair colors, tattoos, piercings and questionable fashion choices. The best advice I ever got from a therapist was to give myself grace like I was still my younger self. She even went so far to have me carry a photo of myself as a little girl as a reminder. In honor of her, I want to share what I would tell her today…

Dear Davina,

Stay weird. Oh sweet girl… your weirdness seems unusual right now but you will learn that being like everyone else is not your path. You will fight it harddddd for a while then but will realize from your gaped teeth, unique style and witty tongue you aren’t built to be like everyone else. You will always stand out in a crowd so stop trying to blend in. You have something that people will call a lot of things ( mostly inaccurately ) but that thing is God given. It will lift people up when…