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It’s nice having a summer birthday (aside from the obvious being able to wear sundresses and drink wine outside). It gives me a good 6-month schedule of reevaluating. See where I am at New Years, see where I am in July.
This year has been all over the place, in terms of pretty much everything—happiness, growth, relationships, career. If I ever said I wanted a more exciting mid-20s experience, this year has delivered in spades. And now that I’m entering my late 20s, I can say that although sometimes growing up, learning yourself is not fun, I’m going into this year much more confident, happy, and peaceful than last. The struggling and questioning and work I’ve done over the past 6 months is starting to catch up with me. Something wonderful is just around the corner, I can feel it.
In this year, I would like to:
- Set weekly intentions and work towards them.
- Be firm with myself, but forgiving when I don’t meet a goal. Life is long, move on.
- Remain positive and optimistic. Seek out the good, stop narrating the bad.
- Love others openly and without fear. Trust that who I am is good enough.
- Be my own biggest supporter. Meditate, exercise, and set aside time to do the things that make me feel grounded and secure.
- Continue seeking out new friendships and nurturing old. Learn to step away when a relationship is not healthy.
- Work in the things I get paid for, but continue exloring ways I can get paid and not need to work in a cubicle every day.
- Explore without fear—cities, jobs, relationships, activities, places.
- Remember that “I don’t know” and “I’m lost” are ok. Sometimes it’s the in-betweens, the blank spaces that show you most where you need to be. I don’t know is exciting!
- Be happy, be loved, love others, practice compassion, mindfulness, and gratitude. Know that these are the years I get to create the life I want.
