The Aliveness of Balance

This summer has been full of laughter, spontaneity, and sun-soaked freedom. This past summer season was the kind of joy that reminds me how vital it is to play, to feel light, and to let myself simply be.

But woven into that freedom is also the quiet whisper of discipline calling me back.

As women, our strength often lies in the rhythm we create for ourselves. This is the rituals, the routines, the steady ground beneath our wildness.

In returning to that structure, I know this isn’t about losing the magic of my summer; it’s about carrying the joy I created into a space where I need to continue to progress forward so I can grow, rise, and create with clarity whatever is waiting for me in whatever comes next. Maybe I’m gearing up to weather another storm or maybe not. But I am ready for it, I feel it in my bones.

There’s power in knowing when I can dance and when I need to focus, make adjustments, and realign.

For me, the beauty of this past summer season showed me who I am, underneath the classic structures and routines that have shaped my lifestyle. I can be soft and free, and also strong, focused, and unstoppable. But can I be both at the same time?

Moving forward, I want to channel that same sense of freedom into my hustle; letting the lightness of summer fuel my drive rather than weigh me down with nostalgia.

Focus doesn’t have to feel rigid. Focus can be infused with the same ease and joy I carried on these long summer days.

The strength comes in knowing I can be both disciplined and inspired, steady and playful.

This next season is about blending these two themes together and showing up with intention, putting in the work, and still carrying that spark of wildness. That is ‘the’ freedom that makes me feel alive. And that aliveness is what keeps us young.

This is the new balance I’m going to master…I believe it’s where my true power lives.

I believe it’s where ‘our’ true power lives.

This is my new rhythm I am taking forward. Living with intention, being truly alive, and flirting with periods of untamed wildness (within reason), haha. This is the freedom and balance where our truest power CAN BLOOM.

I am back.

Lisa