42 Rich & Rested Things I Know Now

On my birthday this year, I gifted myself—and this community—a love letter.

A list of 42 Rich & Rested truths I’ve earned through softening, releasing, and realigning.

These aren’t just reflections.They’re rituals.They’re rest reclamations.They’re the blueprint for a life I no longer need to escape from.

Read the full list: 42 Rich & Rested Things I Know Now

Why This Matters

Every year offers lessons. But the most powerful ones are not about achievement or accumulation. They’re about how gently, richly, and intentionally we can live.

For me, 42 is a sacred checkpoint. A reminder that rest is not what I do when the work is done—it’s how I live, lead, and love.

These truths are an invitation:

• To release the patterns that keep you small

• To reclaim your softness as strategy

• To expand into a life designed around joy, beauty, and freedom

  
  

Your Reflection

What “rich and rested” truths have you learned so far?What wisdom do you want to carry forward into your next season?

Take a moment, write them down. You’re building your own blueprint.

With radical rest + soft power,Kristen Renee IngramCreator, Black Girl Sabbaticals

P.S. I’m soundtracking it all with the Rich & Rested Girlie playlist. 

Listen here.