Summer Turned Pretty
Not just because “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han was actually my favorite book series before it was a #thing.
POV reading the books while in the country, circa 8th grade,totally making the local Shaul’s, Dovid’s and Eli’s my versions of Conrad and Jeremiah (and yes, it was all in my head :) and no names have not been changed.*
The concept always made me feel empowered and beautiful. Externally, a good summer glow-up is great, but when your insides feel stronger and more…pretty this is when change turns into something truly pivotal.
My definition of a Summer Turned Pretty has evolved.
It's become stronger, more concealed.
Making smarter choices, doing more of the things that make me feel happy, and less of what would look good on a status.
Choosing quality experiences and quality people, forgoing going with the same people because this is how it's always been; spending time with ones who encompass maybe a smaller circle, and seeing that those more people truly mean more.
Recognizing that my company is a commodity; a dating experience should be two-ways of valuing and choosing each other, and if it's ever one-sided, for more than too long, shame on both parties for letting it be.
Keeping this abridged, because big moves encompass more steps than words can describe.
“Don’t forget that while life is happening to you, you are happening to life.” -Susannah Fisher