29 years here….
Today I turn 29… hundreds of days, thousands of minutes, 29 years of experiences. Over the last couple of months my immediate response has been fear and dread, of the 30’s slowly but quickly approaching. The pressures of being a women in her late twenties, the questions about marriage and children but I feel younger than ever, only interested in new experiences and growing my career, I couldn’t even imagine having kids; so I am left with thinking, whats next for me? I can’t predict it but I don’t know that I want to.
29 years have been a combination of amazing and horrific and I am grateful for all of it because it lead me here, writing to you. I have learned a lot and experienced even more and today I want to break down 29 of those things.
Self-love is the most important love you can receive
Comparison is the thief of joy
What you think your world is, it will become
You do not need closure, stop contacting them
Stop binge drinking, your body will thank you
Meditate as much as you can, it will change your life
Your best friendships will go through hard times, work through it
Always choose yourself, first
Nobody actually knows what they are doing, they are just pretending
Breakups hurt but the healing journey afterwards is life changing
Practice faith in whatever you believe in
Say yes to anything that will lead you closer to accomplishing your dreams
Travel and learn, do it while you physically and mentally can
If they speak badly about others, they speak badly about you
Don’t do drugs, like ever
Boundaries only work when don’t allow people to cross them
Stop rushing, smell the flowers
Therapy is always worth the money
Nothing is that serious
Vaping & smoking is not cool and its way harder to quit than it is fun to do, don’t start
Hold yourself to the standard of the person you want to be
Chase love (not abusive, manipulative love)
Treat your inner child how you would wanted to be treated- buy her ice cream after dinner, play in the sand, collect stickers
Find your why, do everything for that
Help others, always
If they make you feel bad about yourself, they are not your soulmate
Only follow advice from people you admire
Find your community and nourish them
Love is in everything, look for it