My 2023 in numbers:
30 Substacks
234 subscribers
1261 Instagram followers
67 reels (!!) (Iโm shookt lol)
Hundreds of IG stories
Thousands of messages
82 natal chart readings ๐ฅน
Endless love โฅ๏ธ
This holiday season has been busier than most โ my first solo trip, Shawn getting Covid, parties, gatherings, and my grandmotherโs centennial bash to top it all off โ but I really wanted to end the year with a lil love note to you.
At the start of the year, I had no idea what to expect. I was fresh out of Level 2 of astrology school, doing pay-as-you-wish readings (anyone remember that?!) and wondering what it would look like to do Astrology full-time. ๐ฅน
In 2023, that wish came true. And I have all of you to thank.
I started this paid newsletter.
I showed up on IG stories every day.
I drilled readings like my life depended on it.
I joined communities, sought mentorship, ate, slept and breathed the stars.
I graduated from Astrology school.
I burnt out.
I learned to focus on myself again. My own needs. My relationship.
I realized a lot of things werenโt working.
Talking to people everyday about their lifeโs purpose does something to you. It opens your eyes to all the ways you were playing small.
And I wasnโt having it anymore.
2023 was the year I committed to something for the first time in my life: Astrology.
I didnโt think too much. I just did it.
And now Iโm looking back on the year, exhausted, spent, and filled with gratitude.
I gave my all to Astrology this year. And it gave so much back.
I know I am only scratching the tip of the iceberg. Iโve been pushing and giving and LOVING so hard, I want to take a step back. Recalibrate. Figure out what feels the most nourishing for me and my business in 2024.
Because it is. It is a business.
I am an astrologer, and this is my business.
Thank you for your endless support. Words cannot describe how blessed I feel to be in community with you this year. Thank you for welcoming my stories with open arms. For always responding to my shares with a smile, an anecdote, or a kind word. For showering me with more love and praise and acknowledgement than I've received in my entire life. ๐
It feels SO good to be held, in this container. In this platform.
In this safe space that Iโve built, with you.
2024 is going to be RAD. The astrology is SO juicy. I just did my first year-ahead forecast reading for a follower, and it was lush. I ate it all up and wanted more.
There is so much more to come, my friends. I am excited for us all.
So hereโs to 2023: and if you feel called to, drop a favorite memory of ours in the comments below. Share what you feel most proud of. Let yourself be seen. I want to celebrate you. We all do.
Hereโs to building a kinder, loving, more brilliant world in 2024.
๐ I love you!
Love,
Gwen
Happy New Year, Gwen! & happy 100th birthday to your grandmother โ what a legend!!! ๐ฅณ