mine was just getting a new wardrobe

my breakthrough is that sudden urge to save fits in the shopping cart for a new wardrobe

my breakthrough is finally decluttering and cleaning my room

my breakthrough is deciding to try out different skincare routines to see which one works

my breakthrough is the hairstyle I found on Pinterest that I decided to try

my breakthrough is discovering new interests and feeling excited about something again

my breakthrough is the new playlists of both new songs I just discovered and the old ones I either tried to find or suddenly rediscovered

my breakthrough is the YouTube playlist I created that contains all the comfort vlogs and videos my younger self ever loved

my breakthrough is rewatching old favorite movies that transport me back to the innocence and idealism of my younger self, and feeling grateful that, even though she knows more now, she still believes in genuine love—because, after all, she has grown capable of it herself

my breakthrough is all the songs from my playlists that I listen to and lose myself in

my breakthrough is finally getting sound sleep and enjoying inspired mornings

my breakthrough is now getting inspired by positive quotes instead of getting triggered, with the new algorithm filled with "hope core"

my breakthrough is that folder on my notes app labeled "LET'S GO 2024!!!!!" that lists all my ideas and plans

my breakthrough is being in the moment, soaked in joy, realizing that the tide somehow shifted, and then opening the "2024 little notes of joy" folder on my notes app to write about the moments I'm glad to be in

my breakthrough is now being home and genuinely feeling at home in various forms

my breakthrough is all the ways I've started thinking to show my love and appreciation for my loved ones

my breakthrough is being glued to my phone for hours and hours, but this time, weaving all my thoughts and learnings into several pieces of writing

my breakthrough is sitting in front of the computer screen for hours, returning to the art of crafting my life's moments into videos I'd look back on someday to remember all the good times and the moments that mattered

my breakthrough is getting my heart and spark back for my creative outlets and the art of living

my breakthrough is finally leaving my comfort zone to be the adult that I should be

my breakthrough is finally making use of my skills and hitting all that 'submit application' and saying yes to all the interviews

my breakthrough is finding not only the niche I feel like I rightly belong to, but also feeling my spark back doing it

my breakthrough is the smiles that now reach the corners of my mouth

my breakthrough is those eyes with the light and sparkle back

my breakthrough is coming full circle and truly finding my way through the maze that paves the way for new beginnings

my breakthrough is finding peace in acceptance and allowing new chapters to start unfolding

my breakthrough is coming to terms with the fact that the deeper the love, the deeper the joy that comes with it

my breakthrough is the tapestry of all the love I've ever had woven into all the answers I have found

my breakthrough is the answer that eventually comes after choosing faith over certain desired fate

my breakthrough is the grip that doesn't let go, eventually revealing answers in various shapes and forms, even as I find myself wrestling between realism and childlike faith

my breakthrough is finding myself looking through a whole new lens from which I now view myself and finally loving what I see

my breakthrough is asking "where has this whole journey taken her?"

my breakthrough is finding myself coming back

my breakthrough is celebrating the 'me' I have become for the way life sometimes is

my breakthrough is finally seeing the silver linings

my breakthrough is finally, truly living

my breakthrough is all the learnings from the past, gratitude toward the present, and a bright hope for the future

my breakthrough is those mornings I said, "now I see, Father, why I have to have another one"

my breakthrough is while everyone's were engagements, weddings, having babies and all, mine was just getting a new wardrobe

my breakthrough is the clean slate with my heart, spark, and faith back, out of a deep dark hole, that all began from that sudden urge to save fits in the shopping cart for a new wardrobe

..where the rest followed