Hey Y’all! I hope you are doing well in your corner of the world. Spring has been subtle in North Texas this year. There hasn’t been the usual sprint towards high temperatures like I’ve seen in the past, and I’m thankful for it.

Can you believe that Periwinkle Starr is 10 years old? I have been writing for a decade!!! I remember the day I started writing my first post, I was at work in downtown Dallas….unapologetically 🙂 And I had some free time. Looking back on the posts over the years, I see an evolution in my writing, which I attribute to travel, changes, and life in general. Ten years is a long time, and I am so thankful to all the readers all over the world who are tuned in. Being a lifestyle blog, which literally means I get to write about topics within my human experience, I feel like I’ve covered a lot over the last decade.

Have you ever wondered that in life, the only thing constant is you? People come and go. Relationships bloom and fizzle, high and low tides alternate, jobs come and go, we move and resettle, children are born and very soon leave home, but there we are, experiencing it all in real time. If you’ve lived long enough, you’ve probably seen an evolution not just of yourself but of the people in proximity to you, their choices, and the resulting life impact, as well as your own. It’s almost like we are time travelers …but in slow motion.

I don’t believe any human being, alive or dead, has all the answers to living, and living is a lifelong process of learning, but in the few years I’ve been around, I’ve learned a few things along the way.

• Find avenues to do what you really love.
• Your self-preservation is a full-time job.
• Be as wise as a serpent but gentle as a dove.
• Don’t let life, people, or circumstances make your heart cold.
• Never ever ever give up.

As part of the 10th anniversary of Periwinkle Starr Blog, I would like to ask you a favor: if you’ve ever come across the blog, read a post, or enjoyed a certain topic on here, I would like you to comment on here. If you’ve been an avid reader through the years but haven’t followed or subscribed, please do. Let’s make it to another decade of reading. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! THANK YOU!

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