Maybe I’m Not Doing Too Much. Maybe I’m Just Living.

This was a video I shared on TikTok… but hear me out. There’s a message I want to share. ❤️

I live very intentionally now.

Maybe sometimes too intentionally for some people. 😂 But unless you know my story, you probably won’t understand why.

Growing up, I was taught the formula: be a good girl, go to school, get a degree, get married, have children, build a good life. And for a long time, that was my life.

Until it wasn’t.

When my husband died, life as I knew it stopped. I functioned, but I wasn’t really living. I travelled. I showed up. I did what needed to be done. But there are parts of those years I barely remember.

Then something changed.

I realised I had been given the privilege of being here, and I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life wasting it on things that drain me, petty situations, unnecessary conflict or anything that steals my peace.

So yes, I choose joy. I choose experiences. I choose my children. I choose my faith. I choose people who feed my soul. I choose to travel, laugh, dance, wear the outfit, get in the water and LIVE. 🌊☀️❤️

And when something no longer serves me, I’ve learned to detach without guilt.

Because life has taught me something I will never forget: you can lose everything in a moment. So while I’m here, I want to be here. Fully.

And this is why I share more than the painful parts of my story. I want anyone walking through loss to know that grief can be part of your story without becoming the end of it.

You can find joy again. You can find yourself again. You can LIVE AGAIN. ❤️

Through To Live Again, I also speak with women and men navigating different kinds of loss, whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a job, a dream or the life they thought they would have. I share practical, realistic ways to process what has happened, find your footing and begin taking steps towards living again.

You don’t have to walk alone.
Doris King ❤️