What I'm Releasing Before the Year Ends

JOURNAL

"Every day you're not designing your life, you're defaulting to someone else's design for it."

—Jay

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/11/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/11/25

What I'm Releasing Before the Year Ends

There is something clarifying about November.

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/10/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/10/25

The Questions I Ask Before Saying Yes

I used to say yes to almost everything.

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/7/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/7/25

What I've Stopped Apologizing For

I caught myself mid-sentence the other day.

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/7/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/7/25

When Rest Feels Like Failure

I spent last weekend doing nothing.

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/4/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/4/25

On Showing Up

I voted today, but not without some major concerns.

On Creating Space for the Questions That Matter

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/3/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/3/25

On Creating Space for the Questions That Matter

I have been thinking a lot about silence lately.

Finding My Anchor: On Faith and Building a Life by Design

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/2/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/2/25

Finding My Anchor: On Faith and Building a Life by Design

I visited a new church today.

J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/1/25 J A Y L A B A S T I E N 11/1/25