Remember those quizzes in the magazines? The ones that would be like personality tests? They would tell you what kind of friend/lover you would be or what kind of career you would be good at.
I feel like almost every one of them asked whether you would rather have love or money.
I always always always chose love. Love over money any day. I chose it then, and I would still choose it now.
I realized the other day that I am certainly living that.
In my 30 years of living on this earth, I've managed to surround myself with love. From my unconditionally loving Yoni, to my eternally supportive friends, to my ever-growing family. Even my acquaintances, lovers, and admirers have been a source of love and learning. And that love stretches across the country, across continents.
When I was in high school, I remember making a vow that I would not regret any decision I make or experiences that I have. Regret is detrimental to growth. Instead, I would choose to learn from my mistakes and experiences that are out of my control. I'm constantly looking for lessons in order to make me a better, more well-rounded, more loving person.
Don't get me wrong. I've still got a lot to work on. There are still people I know that I would rather not deal with, who I know just make me angry or frustrated or even a little violent. Nor have I reached the pinnacle of my career, because I am still figuring out the how's of all that. I'm not at all saying that I've learned everything there is to learn.
But what I've always said about getting older, why I've always looked forward to turning older, is that there are more opportunities for new experiences that are open to me and I get to utilize all the lessons learned from my youth. It's like I'm handed magical glasses that let me see things differently, because I'm older and wiser.
I am so excited for the next phase of my life. For all the new experiences, which get to ride on the back of my first 30 years of life. For all new new people, who I will learn new ways of looking at things.
For all the old love that will carry me through and the new love that will encourage me forward.
I am forever blessed to be in this life.
Happy Birthday to Me.
I feel like almost every one of them asked whether you would rather have love or money.
I always always always chose love. Love over money any day. I chose it then, and I would still choose it now.
I realized the other day that I am certainly living that.
In my 30 years of living on this earth, I've managed to surround myself with love. From my unconditionally loving Yoni, to my eternally supportive friends, to my ever-growing family. Even my acquaintances, lovers, and admirers have been a source of love and learning. And that love stretches across the country, across continents.
When I was in high school, I remember making a vow that I would not regret any decision I make or experiences that I have. Regret is detrimental to growth. Instead, I would choose to learn from my mistakes and experiences that are out of my control. I'm constantly looking for lessons in order to make me a better, more well-rounded, more loving person.
Don't get me wrong. I've still got a lot to work on. There are still people I know that I would rather not deal with, who I know just make me angry or frustrated or even a little violent. Nor have I reached the pinnacle of my career, because I am still figuring out the how's of all that. I'm not at all saying that I've learned everything there is to learn.
But what I've always said about getting older, why I've always looked forward to turning older, is that there are more opportunities for new experiences that are open to me and I get to utilize all the lessons learned from my youth. It's like I'm handed magical glasses that let me see things differently, because I'm older and wiser.
I am so excited for the next phase of my life. For all the new experiences, which get to ride on the back of my first 30 years of life. For all new new people, who I will learn new ways of looking at things.
For all the old love that will carry me through and the new love that will encourage me forward.
I am forever blessed to be in this life.
Happy Birthday to Me.
"There are still people I know that I would rather not deal with, who I know just make me angry or frustrated or even a little violent. "
ReplyDeleteYou mean Neve Campbell, right?
bwahahahahaha!!! Obvi...
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