What I Learned from Starting Over

If you’ve ever had to start over, you know it’s not easy.
It’s messy. It’s emotional. And sometimes it feels like the ground has been pulled right out from under you.

I’ve had to start over many times in my life — but this last time felt different.

Recently, I closed all of my physical store locations.
That decision didn’t come lightly.
Those spaces held more than clothes and displays; they held pieces of my heart.
They were filled with laughter, community, and stories from people who walked in looking for something to wear… but often left with something to feel.

Packing up those stores was emotional.
I stood in each one and looked around at what had been built — not just the business, but the hope that lived inside it.
And I cried. Not because I was giving up, but because I knew I was being called to something different.

When doors close, it’s easy to question everything.
I wondered if I’d failed.
If all the hard work had been for nothing.
If maybe I wasn’t meant to do this after all.

But somewhere in that silence — in the empty rooms and folded racks — I realized something powerful:
Starting over doesn’t mean you’re starting from nothing. It means you’re starting from experience.

Every lesson, every loss, every sleepless night built a foundation of strength I didn’t know I had.

And now, I’m building again — differently this time.
The mission of 7 Semicolon Couture hasn’t changed; it’s simply evolving.

While my physical stores have closed, my online store is still open — still carrying the same message of hope, healing, and mental health awareness that inspired it from the start.

But this next chapter is about more than fashion.
It’s about purpose.
I’m stepping into writing, publishing, and creating digital products that help people heal — journals, books, and resources that remind others that their story isn’t over either.

I’ve learned that when God asks you to let go, He’s not taking something from you — He’s clearing space for what’s next.

So, to anyone else standing in the middle of a new beginning…
Please know this: you haven’t failed.
You’re not behind.
You’re being redirected — guided toward something even more aligned with your purpose.

And one day, you’ll look back and see that the things that felt like endings were actually the very moments that made you free.

💛 Starting over doesn’t erase your story — it turns the page.