I am, I am, I am.

Christina Boyd

On this International Women’s Day, I’m thinking about the power of simply being alive.

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” —Sylvia Plath

In a world that feels chaotic, loud, and uncertain, there is something grounding in that simple rhythm—“I am, I am, I am,” the reminder that we are still here. I am still here. Still breathing. Still becoming.

With age comes a different kind of strength. Not the urgency to prove ourselves, but the wisdom to root ourselves in our own existence, our own voice, our own truth. The heartbeat that carries us forward through everything—through doubt and wins, through change.

Today I’m honoring the resilience of women everywhere: the ones who keep going, who keep growing, who keep listening to their steady pulse. Sometimes the most radical act is simply this: to exist fully and to say, I am. I am. I am.