Six months in the unknown: trusting the path anyway

Leaving comfort behind, facing fears, and following intuition, even when it doesn’t make sense yet.

The flight that changed everything. It started with two suitcases and a one-way ticket to Spain. We weren’t fully ready. We didn’t have a step-by-step plan. But something inside us said: now is the time.

We left behind stability. Familiarity. A rhythm we had spent years building. We let go, of our house, jobs, routine. And stepped into the unknown.

It felt exciting, bold… and completely disorienting.

When growth feels like chaos

The first few months weren’t the dreamy escape people expected. It was messy. Lonely at times. Everything familiar was gone, including my structure.

And when the structure falls away, your patterns show themselves. I realized how much I had used work to feel safe. How often I tried to fix discomfort with productivity.

But in this new space, there was nowhere to hide.

Nothing is really yours and that’s freeing

I used to hold on tightly: to plans, people, timelines, outcomes. But here, with so little to cling to, I started to understand something different:

You don’t own your job. Your routines. Even your relationships shift.

And that’s not sad, it’s liberating. Because once you accept that nothing is certain, you stop needing certainty to move forward.

Choosing discomfort on purpose

I didn’t move to Spain to escape.

I moved because I was ready to stop waiting for clarity and start learning through experience.

Was it always comfortable? Absolutely not.

But that’s the point.

Growth often hides in the things we resist most.

The rhythm I'm building now

These days, I’m more intentional. Most mornings begin the same: a blank page and a capucinno I don’t rush through. I move to clear my head and feel good in my own skin.

I write even when I feel stuck. I’m learning how to work in a way that’s sustainable, instead of impressive. How to create from presence, not pressure. It’s a different kind of productivity. One rooted in trust, not urgency.

The lesson I keep learning; trust your path

My head wants certainty. My heart wants honesty.

Your head avoids what’s unknown. Your heart moves toward what matters.

And sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is choose what feels right, even if it doesn’t make sense yet.

So if you’re in a season of uncertainty too, this is your reminder:

Start before you feel ready. Trust your path. Even now. Even here.