Day 13
- Nov 13, 2025
- 2 min read
Today was a good day. I flew back home to Texas and went straight to my job site to check in on the progress. After that, I did some grocery shopping, hit the gym for a solid workout, and now I am finally home relaxing and unwinding. It feels good to settle back into my routine here.
With life slowing down a bit tonight, I found myself thinking about my 10 Days of Giving that start on Tuesday. Every day for ten days I will be giving away a prize or gift. It could be money, gift cards, or something thoughtful that someone really needs. I want this to be fun, meaningful, and interactive, so I definitely want ideas and suggestions from people. I want to know what types of gifts would actually brighten someone’s day or help them in a real way.
For my topic today, I want to talk about something that has become very real to me over the last few months: becoming the person you needed. After going through what I went through with my ex and surviving something that could have completely broken me, I learned something important. You do not ever really get over certain things, but you do grow past them. And with that growth comes a deeper understanding of who you want to be for yourself and for others.
I needed strength, so I became stronger.
I needed love, so I learned to love myself harder.
I needed safety, so I built a life that protects my peace.
I needed support, so I now show up for people the way I wish someone had shown up for me.
That is why giving feels so personal. When you rise out of something dark, you want to be light for someone else. Not because you owe the world anything, but because you understand the value of kindness, support, and simple moments that make someone feel seen.
I am settled in tonight feeling grateful. Texas is home, stability feels good, and the next chapter feels full of purpose. I am excited for my 10 Days of Giving, excited to keep growing, and excited to keep becoming the woman I once needed during my hardest moments.
I’m going to give away something tomorrow. If you want to be entered go to my IG linked, find the picture that matches the one in this blog and comment on it!
Signed, Paulina.
Glad your at home and getting to slow yourself down and back into a routine and I hope your puppies were there to give their mama lots of kisses. Hope the construction is moving forward nicely as you'd hoped, you must be so proud and excited for when you'll see it completed!
Your right that experiences you faced don't go away, you just learn to move past them and use it to shape you into who you want to be for yourself and others. People often say that our past shapes us, that's one way to look at it but I have found that stronger people as yourself don't let the past shape them, they shape themselves from their past…