Yesterday officially started the second half of my road to 40, and just writing that makes me stop and go, “Whoa… I’m really about to turn 40.” It suddenly feels like I’m stepping into this new version of being an adult, a different kind of grown-up than I’ve ever been before. There have been so many starts, so many tiny and big journeys, and so many questions I never thought I’d have the courage to ask myself: Why are you here? What is your purpose? What do you want? No, really, what do you want, Jeki?
Some of those questions finally have answers, and the strangest, most beautiful part is realizing the answers didn’t come from anyone else—they came from me. The people around me sparked the questions, for sure; they share opinions, ideas, and their versions of the truth. But the real answer has always been sitting quietly inside me, waiting for me to be brave enough to listen.
For this next half of my 39th year, I’m choosing to be braver. I’m choosing more courage, more honesty with myself, and more risks that feel aligned with who Jeki really is. And hitting “post” on words like these? That, in itself, is one of those risks—and I’m proud of me for taking it.
Will you be a part of this journey with me?