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What’s Good Friend!

It’s February 22.

Not January. Not “new year, new me.” Just regular, real life February.

And honestly, this is usually the part of the year where the excitement fades and the truth sets in. The goals feel heavier. The routines get tested. The discipline requires actual… discipline.

I think… this is the season where we find out what we really meant.

Hear me out… I’ve been thinking about the difference between momentum and meaning. Momentum feels good. It’s loud. It’s visible. It’s productive. Meaning, though? Meaning is quieter. Meaning asks you to check your motives. To adjust your pace. To tell the truth about what’s working, and what isn’t.

We don’t need a dramatic pivot. We don’t need to scrap the whole vision because it doesn’t look like we imagined.

Sometimes the most powerful move is a mid-season recalibration.

Maybe that means:

• tightening your boundaries

• softening your expectations

• recommitting to your health

• letting go of something you said yes to too quickly

Or maybe it simply means asking yourself: Why did I say this mattered to me?

I’m recognizing that this year doesn’t need to be explosive to be impactful. It doesn’t need to be loud to be significant. And you definitely don’t need to exhaust yourself to prove you’re serious.

Right now I’m reminding myself that consistency isn’t about perfection. It’s about returning.

• Returning to the work.

• Returning to the intention.

• Returning to yourself.

And if you’ve drifted a little? That’s okay. We all do. Drifting is human. The key is awareness, and the courage to adjust.

So tonight, instead of asking, “Am I where I thought I’d be?” maybe ask, “Am I still aligned with what matters?”

And if the answer is yes… keep going. If the answer is no… adjust with grace.

Either way, you’re still building something intentional & meaningful.

With love + intention,
Shakeyla M. Ingram 💖