Growing Without Becoming Someone Else

Maybe change isn’t always becoming a different person.

Sometimes it’s becoming less held back

by the person we used to be.

Still needing quiet.

Still preferring a little less.

Still feeling more at ease in smaller spaces.

But not letting those preferences decide

what gets experienced anymore.

There is something freeing about realizing:

we can still be ourselves

without having to organize our whole lives

around what feels most comfortable.

Maybe that’s another kind of growing.

Port Sydney, Muskoka, Summer 2026