The end is the beginning

끝은 시작 - The end is the beginning. I do not know if I manifested that phrase or if it found me when I needed it most, but it has followed me ever since I left Korea. What started as a quiet mantra at the end of one life has become the framework of the last two years. Endings stacked on top of beginnings, over and over again. I have now been back in the States longer than I lived in Asia, which still feels strange to say out loud. But the one thing I have not lost is this. I still get to choose. I answer to no one but myself.

2026 did not ease in. It arrived heavy and unannounced, and from December until about a week ago, my life rearranged itself without asking permission. I will not get into the details, but I said goodbye to my beloved Subaru, Blue Dream, after ten years and found myself in a new car I never planned on choosing. Nothing has really gone my way, and strangely, that feels okay. When things fall apart this thoroughly, it usually means something good is trying to get in.

With the Lunar New Year around the corner, I’m shedding my snake skin and stepping into the fire horse I was always meant to be. Wishing you all health and happiness as we step into this next season together. <3