Instead
she
slowly
climbed
her
way
into
the
light,
focusing
less
on
commercial
success
and
fan
reception
and
more
on
the
type
of
stuff
that
fills
her
soul.
“I’ve
come
to
learn,
after
10
years
of
success
in
the
spotlight,
that
being
happy
is
something
you
have
to
work
for
every
single
day,” Perry told Glamour in
2018. “Even
if
you
have
money
or
houses
or
status
or
fame—and
all
of
that
stuff
is
great
for
a
moment—if
you
don’t
have
happiness
charging
the
train,
you’re
gonna
derail.
A
lot
of
my
early
twenties
were
really
intense,
really
extreme,
and
somewhat
unconscious.
It
was
all
career
focused,
which
was
great,
but
once
you
touch
the
ceiling
so
many
times,
it’s
like, ‘Oh
yeah,
I
did
that.
I
touched
the
ceiling.’
Now
I
want
to
touch
the
stars,
which
has
to
do
with
the
heart.”
Around
the
time
of
her January
2018
healing
retreat
at
the
Hoffman
Institute,
she
reunited with
Bloom
for
good
and
they
began
plotting
out
their
future,
including
their
newest
little
bud. Engaged
on
Valentine’s
Day 2019, “We
were
both
ready,” Perry
told
Apple
Music’s Zane
Lowe in
August 2020
of
making
plans
to
have
a baby. “It
was
no
mistake.”
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