This morning, I listened to The Quote of the Day podcast, and a snippet from Michael Wickett caught my attention: “Whatever you get excited about, gets excited about you.” Something about that line stuck with me. It made me pause and ask myself—What am I excited about?
For so long, excitement felt out of reach. When you’ve experienced trauma, it can be difficult to embrace joy without fear of it slipping away. I spent years feeling stuck, weighed down by the past, trapped in cycles of avoidance, fear, and doubt. But hearing that quote made me realize: I don’t want to live that way anymore. I want to welcome excitement back into my life.
So, I asked myself the question and allowed my heart to answer:
I’m excited about finding true love. About traveling the world—walking on breathtaking beaches, climbing mountains, meeting people who inspire me. I’m excited about raising children and experiencing the kind of unconditional love that changes everything. I’m excited to do work that fulfills me, where it never feels like “just a job.”
Most of all, I’m excited to finally be free—free from judgment, avoidance, toxic energy, doubt, sadness, and the weight of the past. To wake up one morning and think, Wow, this is exactly where I wanted to be—a place I once believed was impossible because of my pain.
For the first time in a while, excitement feels real. Not just a fleeting emotion, not just something other people experience—but something I can claim for myself. And maybe, just maybe, excitement is ready to meet me halfway.
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