I am soon hitting the big 3-0!
I love my birthday, not only because of all the love I receive from friends and family but also because it is a day for me to evaluate my progress over the past year and see how far I have come in achieving my goals. I get to take a hard look on all the lessons I learned and see how I can apply them to my life moving forward.
Plus, I get to tick off items from my bucket list which creates room to come up with new ones! It is a day of change and new personal beginnings where I get to make exciting plans for the upcoming year!
And this year, inspired by Neil Pasricha’s annual birthday list, I put together a list of “30 Things I’ve (Almost) Learned As I Turn 30”. (Also featured on his book club & I highly recommend you check out his stuff!)
Do you relate to some of them? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!!
30 Things I’ve (Almost) Learned As I Turn 30
1- Dream bigger than what you think is possible.
2- Have that slice of cake and the extra glass of wine.
3- Always find a reason to celebrate life.
4- If you think you can pull it off, wear it.
5- Explore dating outside of your type.
6- To stretch time and add years to your life, go somewhere you have never been.
7- Let strangers become friends and genuinely listen to their stories, you will be surprised by how much anyone can teach you.
8- Sun and sea might be enough to cure your depression.
9- If you are unhappy where you are, move, you are not a tree.
10- Everything has a solution when you allow yourself to think outside the box.
11- Express your emotions, life is too short not to tell people to fuck off.
12- Stop caring about what others will think about you, nobody is thinking about you.
13- Let your intuition guide you, or you will resent the life you live.
14- Do not overcomplicate life.
15- There is always more to learn, be open to new knowledge and accept the fact that you know very little.
16- Experiment and choose the diet that works best for your body, don’t let vegans (or anyone hardcore for that matter), convince you otherwise.
17- Weight all opinions, but make your own decision.
18- Take the risk, and watch life support you.
19- Do more of what brings you peace.
20- Create your own workout regimen and stick to it.
21- Don’t get bogged down by the past and the future, stay in touch with the present moment.
22- Focus only on your very next step.
23- Learn a new skill every year.
24- Remember that you are free to recreate yourself and become a completely new person any moment you want.
25-Be fully yourself around people and let whoever wants to leave leave.
26- Call your mom and dad more often.
27- Where you are is where you are meant to be.
28- You set your own limits.
29- Stay curious and embrace change.
30- Enjoy the ride.
P.S I can not pinpoint exactly who inspired my thinking but credit definitely goes out to more than one person.
