Hey, yo my beautiful souls!

I hope you all are having a fabulous week! As we celebrate another beautiful week in my favorite month — it is finally fall! 🍁 WOO HOO!

I remember writing in my journal just a few weeks ago that I couldn’t wait for this weather… and here it is. Look, I know some of you are summer lovers and wish it lasted longer, but let’s be honest — we had a long summer. So just let us fall girlies enjoy our cozy, calm, sweater/cardigan, and-boots weather, okay? 😄

✨ Slowing Down & Soaking It In

As you all know, this is my birthday season 🎂, and I took some time away to celebrate, reconnect, and network. So yes — I’ve actually been busy this month: meetings, projects, and plans all moving forward.

But I’ve also been mindful — and that’s a shift I’m proud of.

This week especially, I’ve been intentional about slowing down during the weekdays. Instead of letting busyness rule my rhythm, I’ve chosen to pause, breathe, and notice the beauty around me.

The weather has turned that perfect, cozy kind of October — crisp air, golden light, and quiet mornings that invite reflection. I’ve taken advantage of it. I’ve gone on walks, let myself wander, and simply be.

I walked through a meadow and watched nature do what it does best: shift and prepare. I saw animals moving softly through the grass, caterpillars inching toward transformation, and for a moment, I felt like a child again — curious, present, and alive.

That’s what this week has been about: letting my inner child come out to play, explore, and find joy in simple things. But also to reflect — to look at my own harvest, name what has grown, and celebrate it before I hustle again.

🌾 Lessons from My Mother’s Garden

I also hosted my parents this past weekend as they attended several community events where I live.  And while they were here, all my mother could talk about was how eager she was to return home — not because she didn’t enjoy the visit, but because her garden was waiting.

She couldn’t wait to gather her final harvest — to collect the vegetables she’d been nurturing all year. Listening to her talk about that garden made me smile, because that’s all of us, isn’t it?

We each have our own version of a garden — the dreams we’ve planted, the boundaries we’ve guarded, the healing we’ve tended quietly when no one saw.

It reminded me of something I wrote earlier this summer 🌿 — a blog about not letting anyone stomp your garden. Back then, the message was about protection: protecting your peace, your purpose, and your progress from people who don’t understand your growth.

But now, in October, the message has shifted.
Summer was about guarding the soil.
October is about gathering the fruit. 🍂

This is the season of harvesting — of collecting what’s yours with gratitude and pride. All that pruning, watering, weeding, and protecting wasn’t for nothing. Look at how far you’ve come. Look at what’s grown from your consistency, your boundaries, your faith.

October whispers: you’ve done the work.

Now it’s your time to harvest — to gather, to reflect, and to celebrate before the next planting begins.

Before you move on to what’s next, pause. Reflect. Be proud of what you’ve harvested. I think of apples, pumpkins, and maple syrup — the quintessential fall flavors that had to be planted, nurtured, and loved before they could give us their sweetness. 🍎🎃🍁

🍁 You Deserve to Taste What You’ve Worked For

We live in a culture that glorifies “what’s next.”
You achieve something, and someone asks, “So, what’s next?”
You hit a goal, and your own mind whispers, “You should be doing more.”

But October teaches us to stop chasing and start noticing
To look at what we’ve already created: the growth, the healing, the courage, the boundaries, the quiet victories — and say, this too is success.

It’s okay to rest.
It’s okay to celebrate before you hustle again.

Because if you never stop to gather what you’ve grown, you’ll always feel like you’re running on empty — chasing progress instead of living in abundance.

🌾 The Week I Slowed Down Was My Harvest

Last week, I received a notification that I finally hit 3K Watch Hours on YouTube! 🎥🙌

Woo hoo!

As someone still new to YouTube, I didn’t fully understand what it meant at first — but I knew it was a win. When I looked it up, I learned it’s an important first milestone toward monetization. And even though I have a long way to go, I couldn’t help but smile.

How did this make me feel? Honestly, proud. Deeply proud.
Not because it was perfect, but because it was proof. Proof that consistency matters. Proof that faith pays off, even when the progress is quiet.

For a second, my instinct was to jump right back into the hustle — record more, post more, do more. But something in me said, “Wait. Sit with this.”

This week wasn’t about doing less — it was about doing differently.

I’ve been busy, yes, but more present. More intentional about how I show up, what I give energy to, and how I honor my time.

That milestone reminded me that the harvest doesn’t always come with fanfare — sometimes it shows up quietly, as a simple notification, whispering: You’re growing. Keep going. 🌱

And that’s why this week, instead of rushing to chase the next goal, I chose to slow down and celebrate this one. To honor the small but significant fruits of my labor. To let gratitude catch up to my grind.

Because this is the essence of October — the season of harvest.

The season that teaches us that growth isn’t just about planting — it’s about pausing long enough to appreciate what’s bloomed.

Sometimes, success isn’t a sprint to the next thing — it’s the moment you stop, breathe, and realize: this is what I’ve been working for.

🌸 The Truth About “Deserving”

We never question whether we deserve to work hard.

We’ll pour into everyone else without hesitation.

But when it comes time to receive — to rest, to celebrate, to say “I’m proud of me” — we hesitate.

We shrink. We rationalize. We feel guilty for feeling good.

That’s not humility — that’s conditioning.

We’ve been taught to equate worth with work.

But the truth is — you deserve to taste what you’ve worked for, not because you’ve suffered for it, but because you’ve sown the seeds.

The harvest is the reward of faithfulness — not perfection. 🌾

🍂 You’ve Been Planting All Year

Think about it — all the times you kept showing up when no one noticed.

All the boundaries you held.

All the nights you stayed up building your dream while holding everything else together.

All the healing you allowed when walking away was easier.

That’s the work. That’s the planting.

And now, as things begin to bloom,  the peace, the alignment, the recognition, even the stillness,  you owe it to yourself to taste it.

Don’t rush to the next goal. Don’t water it down with guilt.

Let yourself experience it fully.

💫 Why It Matters to Taste the Harvest

When you allow yourself to rest, celebrate, and enjoy the fruits of your labor, you teach your nervous system that safety exists beyond survival.

When you allow yourself to receive, you expand your capacity to hold more — more joy, more opportunity, more peace.

If you deny yourself the feast, you’ll always live like the famine is coming back.

And that’s why so many stay stuck in hustle mode — they don’t know how to feel full.

But tasting what you’ve worked for reminds you:
You’re not who you used to be.
You’re not where you started.
You’ve grown. You’ve built. You’ve become. 🌻

✨ Give Yourself Permission

This season, don’t rush past your blessings.
Don’t apologize for the peace you’ve cultivated or the abundance you’ve created.

Take the walk; Book the DAMN trip,  light the candle, and sit in your favorite chair and look around.

Remember:

You did this.
You worked for this.
You manifested this.
You deserve to taste it.

Because if you never stop to savor what you’ve worked for, you’ll never realize how much you’ve already accomplished.

💬 Your Mid-October Reminder

You’ve been planting, watering, showing up, and glowing up — now it’s time to taste it.

You deserve a bite of what you’ve worked for — not to prove you can, but to remind yourself that you did.

This season isn’t about hustle — it’s about harvest. 🍂

So slow down a little. Pour your coffee. Light that cinnamon-spiced candle. Take a walk under the gold-and-amber leaves.

Let yourself enjoy all the fall flavors — pumpkin, apple, caramel, chai, and cozy peace. ☕🍎🎃

Because queens — you didn’t grind this hard to stay starving for validation.

You’ve earned the sweetness of this moment.

Sip it. Savor it. Taste it all.
The harvest is here and it's rich, sweet, and well-deserved.

You’ve done the work. You’ve sown the seeds. You’ve shown up even when no one clapped.
Now it’s your turn, Queen.
Gather your harvest, stand in your power, and OWN IT all. 🔥