January 1st started like any other day. I was out on the trails — doing what I love — feeling strong, hopeful, and excited about everything I had planned for the new year. I was having fun, taking selfies, showing off some of my favorite skincare, soaking in the fresh start that January always seems to bring. In that moment, life felt solid. Safe. Predictable.
And then, less than 24 hours later, everything changed.
One misstep.
One fall.
One accident that I never saw coming.
The day after that first picture was taken, I found myself hurt, scared, facing a serious surgery, and unsure of what the next few months — or even the next few days — would look like. Everything I thought I could count on — my routines, my independence, my physical strength — was stripped away in a second.
And when I look back now at the photos side by side, it almost doesn’t feel real. How can life shift so dramatically between one sunrise and the next?
It’s a gut punch reminder that nothing is promised. Not our health. Not our plans. Not even our ability to lace up our shoes and walk out the door.
If you knew your life could change tomorrow, how would you live today? Would you rush through it? Would you waste it on things that don’t matter or people who aren’t worthy of your time or mind space? Would you stay quiet about the dreams that are burning inside you, waiting for the “right” time?
Or would you wake up?
Would you say the thing you’ve been meaning to say? Would you finally take the risk? Would you stop waiting for the “perfect moment” to start living fully? Would you finally start focusing on your health and wellbeing?
I wish I could go back and tell the version of me on January 1st:
Savor it. Really, truly savor it. Laugh harder. Hug tighter. Trust your strength, but also respect how fragile this life is.
But since I can’t go back, I can only move forward — differently.
Wiser.
Softer.
More awake to the small, beautiful details of every day.
The truth is, life will change. We just don’t get to choose when.
But we do get to choose how we live right now.
And today, I’m choosing gratitude. I’m choosing courage.
I’m choosing to live like it could all change tomorrow — because it can.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to do the thing — this is it.
Book the trip. Start the business. Write the book. Lift weights like your life depends on it — because it does. Get outside. Soak in the sun. Chase the moments that make you feel alive. Whatever it is that’s been tugging at your heart, now is the time.
We can’t control what tomorrow brings. But we can choose to live fully today.
Make Moves, Live Boldly!
Beyond the Hustle 
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