A couple weeks ago, I held our first Mimosa Bar Sip & Paint at our brick and mortar wellness space, Made With Love. The night before, I realized, I felt excited.
As I journaled in my wellness journal, I realized, it was the first time I felt excited in a long, long time.
My healing journey that inspired me to found Zenit and make wellness journaling more accessible to support folks in their wellbeing started in in 2019. The first few years were so, so hard. Everyday was a fight. I put in the work. I kept up my mental health journaling. I started to heal.
The last few years, I've been much better. I would still have waves of anxiety and depression, but overall, my baseline was no longer depressed. I was functional. I dove back into the swing things. I mostly kept up my basic wellness routines including my journaling for my mental health and wellness.
But it struck me when I realized this feeling of excitement - it was the first time I felt it in a long, long time.
It reminded me just how long and windy the healing journey is. It reminded me that there can still be a gap - for some of us, a big gap - between being functional and being well.
I'm sharing this as a reminder to continue to check in with yourself. Even if you're functional. Even if you know you got this. Even if you're high-achieving. You deserve to be well too. Remember to take time to breathe, take care of yourself, be gentle with yourself, get the rest you need. You are worthy of being well.
I was functional, but was I well?
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