The first day of a solo retreat doesn’t always feel like rest. It can feel restless, overstimulated, or even frustrating. In this personal reflection, I share why that happens, what the “24-hour shift” looks like, and how rest begins once the mind finally catches up with the body.

A quiet reflection on why rest can feel hardest just before it begins, and what it means to let stillness arrive slowly.

A reflection on what changed when I stopped trying to do everything at once. In Q1, I focused on fewer goals, released a new linocut collection, and let one idea remain unfinished. This post explores what that shift made possible and how I’m approaching the next season of work more slowly and intentionally.