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Community - My Word for 2025

personal life Jan 20, 2025
Baby Yoda panicking with the words peopleing is hard for me
COMMUNITY - My word for 2025

As you know, my traumatic brain injury continues to provide me with challenges. One of those challenges is auditory processing disorder that makes it difficult to hear and understand people, especially in social settings.

Second challenge: I'm an introvert.

Please don't misunderstand me, I'm an introvert who loves people. I just recharge by being alone versus by being with people. This means I tend to say no to social gatherings, or if I go, I disappear as soon as I can. The Irish goodbye is my favorite.

What I realized about 2024, is that I used these two specific challenges, as an excuse to avoid making new friends or engaging in small talk, or really, attending any social event, be it online or in person.

Something you might have realized about me is that when I realize I'm the problem, I find solutions or try to change my behavior pretty quickly. Knowing that I actively avoid social interactions because of my challenges really bothers me. Therefore, I am intentionally deciding and ready to level up my ability to be present in my life and the lives of those I care about, instead of reading and hiding at home so much.

This is for both personal and professional settings. Human connection is crucial to all of us and I am ready to show up for myself and others.

What about you? What is one thing you're leveling up in 2025?

Lub you,
Crystal

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