This April was one of the most unusual months I’ve had in a long time. Fortunately, it was also one of the best months I’ve had in a long time. Let’s explore the highlights together, shall we?
Overall, April was tied with February as my least painful month of 2025 so far. It wasn’t painless, however. There was some more pain than usual due to the three-year anniversary of my dog Sawyer’s death. That prompted me to focus more on letting go than I had for quite some time. In addition to starting to reread Letting Go by David Hawkins, I also did more letting go sessions as I could, especially on weekends when I didn’t have to work. That tremendously reduced my emotional pain. Other kinds of pain came from my new job. In some cases, the pain was literal: I replaced the insoles in both my work shoes and my main non-work shoes to give my feet some relief. Fortunately, that worked out wonderfully, and my feet feel much more comfortable both at work and elsewhere. There was also some emotional pain from not knowing how to do the job when I started it, having way less free time, changing my bedtime routines around, and making other big changes due to my new job. That pain went down considerably as I adjusted to my new routines, got a better feel for the job, and felt much more at ease due to having good money coming in regularly once again.
The huge improvement in my financial situation allowed me to resume recurring investment contributions, which is something I hadn’t done since late 2024. I even opened up a Roth IRA! Outside of investments, I joined my local YMCA and started lifting weights again for more strength since my job involves lots of heavy lifting. Although it’ll take time for my strength to go back up, I’m sure it will happen, especially since I’m going about it in a more intelligent way than I did in the past. I also loved being back at the YMCA, which I hadn’t gone to regularly since 2015. The weights, sights, sounds, and even smells brought back some wonderful memories and are great encouragers for me to keep going regularly.
Despite some pain and challenges, I’d say April was my best month of 2025 up to this point. Having a lovely April was such a relief after so much trouble this year and so many painful years in such a short span of time. Beyond so much good happening in April itself, it also sowed the seeds for even more beneficial things to happen in the coming months and years. I look forward to seeing them unfold, especially the wonderful surprises that I haven’t even imagined yet.