Five Life Lessons from the First Year of My 30s

Every year around my birthday, I always take some time to sit and reflect on the last year of my life. I try to see what lessons I can learn from things that I have gone through, and move into the next year with intention. Last year, I posted an article about what turning 30 means to me and what I had learned so far. Although I am only a year into my 30s, I truly feel as if I have learned, grown and evolved so much already. This past year’s theme has been about loyalty, genuine friendship, and being more conscious about where I put my energy. Here are some of the major lessons I’ve learned so far this past year: Choose your friends wisely This seems pretty simple and self explanatory, but is not so easy in practice. Over the course of your life, you will come into…

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Why I Consider Myself High Maintenance Now (and Think It’s a Good Thing!)

Everyone talks about being high maintenance as a bad thing, and it is something I think most of us – especially women – have internalized. I always prided myself on being low maintenance: go with the flow, not fussy, easy going, etc. For a long time, I believed that those things were necessary in order to be likeable, as well as enjoy my own life. As I get older and get closer to turning 30 this year, I have started to notice different areas of my life where I am more “high maintenance”, and I am not just ok with it, I think it’s a good thing! Let me clarify – more importantly than anything, I am the one maintaining myself, so can’t nobody tell me what’s too high maintenance in the first place! Second, I have realized that a lot of what we consider “high maintenance” in a bad…

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Learning to Bloom Even When the Flowers Aren’t

When I moved to the West Coast, I had to internalize the rhythm and the feeling of the seasons. Since the weather is nice almost year round, there is barely any indication that the seasons have shifted at all. Now that I am back on the East Coast, where the weather will LET you know what season we are in, it is definitely easier to keep track. However, this week’s blizzard (on the second official day of Spring) is proof that the correlation between weather and season is not always accurate.What I have found to be a more important indicator than weather, though, is the ebb and flow of energy that take place, which naturally coincide with the seasons. Like the phases of the moon, there are four distinct seasons. In the Winter, we are naturally more introspective, storing energy and “hibernating”; it is a time of initiation, setting intentions,…

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