Sunday Letter • April 6th, 2025
On liminal phases and coming back to yourself, plus a song I’ve had on repeat at work recently
Welcome to this week’s
How have you been doing?
When I’m busy at work like I am now, with so much going on, I feel…
Away from myself. Not at home with myself.
I feel like I’ve been going through the motions as we’re crawling out of winter hibernation… I don’t really feel grounded right now.
When I scrolled through my camera roll on my phone to find photos from my life over the past two weeks to share with you―I’ve been living, but I feel like I have lost track of time a bit―it all feels like a blur. This year is already moving so fast—with the ending of March and start of April, we’ve already made it a fourth of the way into 2025.
This period in time feels like a liminal phase. An in-between state. A valley between peaks. A given in life.
Lately I have been writing to you all in my bi-weekly Sunday Letters about how much I am looking to honor internal seasons, and not pushing myself to be productive. I am balancing discipline and showing up with boundaries and self-prioritization. What I find ironic is how much easier it felt for me to sit in front of my computer and write a couple of months ago versus now. Maybe this is because winter was much more conducive to creating, whereas I feel called to do more externally as the Earth starts to warm up in the northern hemisphere.
Right now, as much as I love this space I have cultivated, showing up has felt more like a task with a due date than something natural to me. As an art school graduate, I always felt repelled from the a culture of timelines and deadlines when it comes to my creativity. For that reason, I also do not find myself staying in traditional 9-to-5 jobs for much longer in my life as they are very limiting for my well-being and creativity.
I think I do an okay job of coming back to myself—better than I sometimes give myself credit for in the moment. I am working on continuing to find and honor the stillness among the busyness. Dressing up or putting together an outfit, getting to prepare a home-cooked meal, having the time to make myself a matcha or hojicha latte at home with marshmallow milk foam―these are the little things that bring me peace, stillness, and allow me to give to myself.
I’m also looking forward to fully experiencing Spring as it kicks into high-gear―there is always loads of possibility whenever the seasons shift.
Change is always happening, not just at the start of a calendar year or week. The possibilities are infinite.
“Funky Sensation” by Gwen McCrae
Genre: R&B • Style: Funk
This funk is like an extra-strength pain reliever
I make you feel better than you ever did before
Did you catch my recent post?
I shared how I’m preparing and caring for myself during this seasonal transition and allergy season:
You can always check out and revisit any of my previous posts by heading to my archive on the web.
Coming down the pike:
I’ve perfected my preworkout latte featuring matcha and adaptogens for clean energy―can’t wait to share it with you!
Recipes for a flavorful and nourishing chimichurri, mayonnaise, and homemade tallow balm for body and face
DEEP Dives on building a kitchen for holistic health and eating well on a budget
If you find yourself feeling like me these days—a bit untethered, maybe just on auto-pilot—I encourage you to be intentional about doing one act of self-care and grounding yourself to help you come back to yourself.
Take care everyone.
Kendyl
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