Roaming Towards Myself

One positive change I’ve made in my life is finally listening to my instincts and acting on them.
I’ve always known who I am. That part has been steady in me since I was a kid. What changed was not my sense of self, but my willingness to properly listen to my own instincts and trust where they were trying to lead me.
For a long time, I kept going the way many people do. Working hard, pushing through, being practical, carrying on through struggles, and telling myself I’d get to the life I wanted eventually. But life has a way of forcing clarity on you, whether you’re ready or not.

For me, that came through an extremely painful relationship discard that left me deeply hurt and forced me to confront a lot of things I had been carrying. Alongside that, I had also been dealing with my own struggles, including a fair dose of depression, which made everything feel heavier and harder for a while.
As painful as that period was, it became a turning point. It forced me to slow down, listen to myself properly, and admit that my instincts had been speaking to me for a long time. I knew I needed change. Real change, not just little adjustments to make an old life feel more bearable.
After a lot of thought, and many conversations with family and friends, I made the decision to leave my job, sell up, and start planning a very different future. Instead of staying stuck in a life that no longer fit, I chose to back myself. I chose movement, possibility, and a future that actually feels exciting to me.
That future now includes travelling for a year, with the goal of eventually moving to France and, down the track, opening a small bed and breakfast. It also includes the kind of everyday life I genuinely want. Writing, walking, gardening, blogging, exploring, and sharing life with my dogs, who have always been such an important part of my world. Together, all of it adds up to a life that feels more peaceful, meaningful, and fully mine.
So the positive change in my life has not been becoming a different person. It has been trusting myself enough to build a life around who I’ve always been. After pain, struggle, and some very dark patches, that feels like a powerful change.