“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it,” as cult-favorite Ferris Bueller wisely once said.

It’s time for a bit of a check-in.

I realize a big part of this all for me is to return to the things that once brought me joy — those that excited me, lit me up inside, and made me feel re-inspired and invigorated all over again.

I’ve found that it’s massively important to make time for yourself to fall back in love with the things that light you up — to nourish that plant, that seed — because just as easy as those feeling come, they can just as well be on their way and go.

“I hope we take a moment to celebrate all the things we do. Life can happen so fast.”

…your primary leisure time and retirement friend, your career therapist, and someone who’s day you’ll hear about 18,000 times.”

— Tim Urban pic.twitter.com/J2Om0jm3mG

— Rachel Ann Cauilan (@rachelannc) September 8, 2022

A return to live music with Hoax’s album release, Chinatown Summer Nights and Automatic live at KCRW

Our first wedding, friend’s weddings, summer hikes, beach days, and baseball games

A trip home to see family, run, drink and celebrate the Warriors

More weddings, more friends and events

A gifted trip to Disney for the first time since 2015

Summertime sadness with Rue

Traveling, wineries, Paso Robles to the Bay reunions

Halloween fun

Pumpkin patch with my pumpkin

“Don’t let someone else’s limitations limit you. You’re called for more, and your journey is different. It’s not for them to understand. It’s for you to pursue.”

Morgan Richard Olivier

Being soft in this world is stronger than most people think.

— Rachel Ann Cauilan (@rachelannc) September 9, 2022

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

— Rachel Ann Cauilan (@rachelannc) September 13, 2022

“Take the risks. Make the big moves, even if they’re small moves. Forge ahead with your lives in any and every direction that moves you.

I’m asking you to be fearless.”

— Rachel Ann Cauilan (@rachelannc) September 24, 2022

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde

— Rachel Ann Cauilan (@rachelannc) October 8, 2022

I believe my superpower is in being able to adapt to and relate to different people, environments, jobs, and walks of life all over — something my journalism days really showed and exemplified for me.

— Rachel Ann Cauilan (@rachelannc) October 5, 2022

“Point A to B is not life. That is a sentence. Life requires the entire alphabet.”

— Rachel Ann Cauilan (@rachelannc) October 6, 2022

With love and honesty,

Rachel

To view my full recaps, click below:
“Twentynine”
“Spring Awakening”
“Spring Healing”
“Falling into You in 2022”
“Closing in with Winter 2022”