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CherryCoBiz is a holistic health and wellness platform built around several pillars of commentary, reflection, community, and curiosity. Over the years, this little corner of the internet has grown into something much larger than I originally imagined. We talk about wellness, meditation, recipes, current events, writing prompts, creator commentary, and occasionally whatever random thought decides to set up camp in my brain for the day.

Today’s writing prompt asks a simple question:

What’s your favorite meme?

Now, I could probably get myself into trouble answering that honestly.

My sense of humor occasionally wanders into territory that is best left outside of a family-friendly blog.

So instead, we’re going to talk about donuts.

Specifically, donut holes.

The meme that sent me down this glazed little rabbit hole shows a donut telling a donut hole, “You complete me,” while the donut hole answers, “You make me whole.”

Ridiculous?

Absolutely.

But also… annoyingly profound.

Because once you stop laughing at the pun, the whole thing starts to feel a little too accurate.

The big donut gets the shape everyone recognizes.

The donut hole gets treated like the leftover piece.

But without the hole, the donut isn’t really whole at all.

Years ago, I discovered a YouTube creator named Cam Kirkham. If you’ve ever watched his videos, you know exactly how he greets his audience:

“Hello, you gorgeous donuts!”

I have always loved that greeting.

There’s something oddly wholesome about it. It feels like being welcomed into a strange little club where everyone is slightly ridiculous and nobody is taking themselves too seriously.

For years, I happily accepted my status as one of Cam’s gorgeous donuts.

Recently, however, I’ve come to a realization.

I am not a donut.

I’m a donut hole.

Hear me out.

The world seems obsessed with donuts.

The big things.

The flashy things.

The things that take up space and demand attention.

Donut holes don’t get much credit. They’re small, usually sitting off to the side, and people tend to treat them like leftovers.

And yet somehow, everybody reaches for them.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that donut holes might actually be the superior pastry.

A regular donut is all presentation.

A donut hole is efficiency.

No awkward angles.

No glaze-covered fingers.

No wondering how you’re supposed to eat it while simultaneously answering emails, filing paperwork, and questioning your life choices.

It is a complete and self-contained unit of fried excellence.

But beyond the pastry philosophy, I think there is something deeper hiding inside the joke.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about all the donut holes in the world.

The people who quietly keep things moving.

The ones who don’t always have the title, the office, the spotlight, or the recognition.

The ones who somehow end up carrying a surprising amount of weight without attracting much attention.

The people who are close enough to see what’s happening but not always included in the center of it.

If that sounds oddly specific, well… let’s just say life has a way of handing us interesting metaphors.

The truth is that CherryCoBiz itself feels a bit like a donut hole project.

When I started this website, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.

I didn’t know how websites worked.

I didn’t know how categories worked.

I didn’t know what SEO was.

I certainly didn’t know how many moving pieces existed behind every single post.

What started as an idea slowly became a hobby.

Then a project.

Then a platform.

Then something that somehow became part of my daily life.

I’ve learned almost everything the hard way.

One mistake at a time.

One experiment at a time.

One unexpected lesson at a time.

And while some upgrades have made things better, other upgrades have made things considerably more complicated.

That’s part of the reason some longtime readers may have noticed that my YouTube commentary has slowed down over the past several months.

The original Fab Five series was my way of highlighting creators whose work I genuinely enjoyed. I loved writing those posts. Unfortunately, as the website evolved, the structure behind them became more difficult to maintain than I expected.

So rather than waiting until I have five creators lined up, I’ve decided to simplify.

Going forward, I’ll be returning to creator commentary one creator at a time.

No pressure.

No complicated format.

Just celebrating good work when I find it.

Because honestly, that was always the point.

Not traffic.

Not algorithms.

Not metrics.

Acknowledgement.

There are so many talented people creating thoughtful, funny, insightful, educational, and meaningful content online.

I miss talking about them.

So consider this an unofficial announcement that those posts will be making a return.

One creator.

One story.

One gorgeous donut at a time.

As for me?

I still think I’m a donut hole.

A little overlooked.

A little unconventional.

Usually learning as I go.

Still trying to figure things out.

Still showing up anyway.

And if you’re reading this thinking that sounds a lot like your own life, then maybe you’re a donut hole too.

And honestly?

I think the donut holes might be the best part of the box.

Yours in curiosity, commentary, and pastry-based philosophy,

Terra Turner