Why is it always so easy to write a blog at the beginning of the year but not throughout?
So much has happened since the last time I posted here… I went to Korea for 3 months! It was the best trip of my life. The memories I made with new friends and the personal growth I experienced is something I’ll hold near and dear to my heart for decades.
Speaking of decades, 2023 will be the start of a new one for me. In just a couple of weeks, I’ll be 30. Now that it’s around the corner, I’m reflecting on what I believed turning 30 would feel like when I was younger versus how I feel now. For whatever reason, the big 3-0 is seen as a turning point of young adulthood into real adulthood. Like your 20s are your experimentation, exploration, and carefree years, but if you’re 30, somehow that’s supposed to all go away. I remember the Friends episodes where the gang turned 30, and it was like the blade of a guillotine coming down for the final blow on an era of their lives.
But I’m excited for the next era of my life. The quote that’s driven me and kept me grounded during times of low self-esteem while working on my creative endeavors is “people overestimate what can be done in 1 year and underestimate what can be done in 10 years.” I’m really looking forward to what I can create and become in these next ten years.
I feel the most like myself than I ever have. I feel the most confident in myself and in the universe than I ever have. I know this year will be a good one. I just don’t know all the details yet. But I’ll be back here as I find out more.
Until next time,
– nilanda, xo