The One With My 23rd Birthday Party (Late Post)

Hi There,

  I don't mean to sound cliche but turning out 23 is nothing like I thought it would be but before I get into it let me warn you that by the time I post this it will be a few days or maybe weeks after the actually date because I've got some other posts I want to post before this one. Here I wanna share how I thought it'd be and how it actually is... I mean, not only turning 23 but also growing older.

  To begin with, I'm not where I thought I'd be, country-wise and although I'm weeks away of moving abroad I thought that by know I'd already established myself in another country. Time is both a relief and a  curse. We design a route and it might take much more time than we actually planned hence the lesson I've learned is to appreciate the journey and focus on micro-goals which will lead you to the main goal. Life is not the way we plan it's the way we decide to live it if that makes sense.

  I can see a big shift when it comes to self-esteem and confidence, I don't care as much as I have cared before, opinions and critics are just what they really are, NOT MY PROBLEM. My values and priorities are well places and being put into action, they're not just words anymore. I can afford what I say. I found my faith in the world through my spirituality, I practice what I believe and what I say. 

  There are still MANY things I've got to learn, experience and see but at 23 I've got to a point where I'm open enough to welcome them all even with the difficulties, I don't see them as a threat to my happiness I see them as the warning to what I gotta change to be happier. I still have my insecurities and fears, when I fall, I fall bad but I've got the tools and the mindsets to overcome (most) everything I don't doubt my capacity to adapt and to be better than I've been before. Moving forward I don't know what to expect and to be completely honest I wanna be surprised.

Thanks for reading!

Hugs,

Douglas Migliassi