Today I turn 30 years old. It’s been a beautiful, messy, thrilling ride thus far and it’s only just begun. I am so grateful for my unique journey, and for all the experiences and people who have filled me up with so much love over the years. I can’t help but wear all that love on my sleeve. Life is too short not to. If I am remembered for anything in this life, I hope it is that I lived passionately and loved hard, that I took chances and put my heart on the line every time. That I followed my dreams and took my own route, oblivious to anyone else’s timeline or expectations.
Today I turn 30 years old and I am exactly where I need to be, right now.
Today I turn 30 years old and I know that change is the only constant. That the little things are usually the biggest things. That material things really, really don’t matter. That the feeling in your heart is usually the right answer. That letting go is courageous. That self love is the most important love. That fresh air will always give you perspective. That the ocean is healing. That you can choose your attitude every single day. That telling the people you love that you love them is important. That it is better to fail spectacularly, then never to try at all. That laughter really is the best medicine. And that at the end of the day, how you treat people matters the most.
Today I turn 30 years old and know I have SO much more to learn about myself and about life.
Today I turn 30 years old and I’m ready to ROCK my thirties with an open, adventurous heart 🙂
Hey Ros,
Happy Birthday, and happy to see you are back. I hope you are happy, and I had to drop a note as someone who has admired the portrait you are painting. Many sketch out ideas with simple words, usually starting with, … I wish, or I want to. I remember a couple conversations with you as you contemplated the world several years back. And, as is typical you had great hopes of travel and making some change. You really wanted to go to Hawaii. That was so idealic to you. You sketched out the ideas, and I hoped you would fill them in. You did. You did it in glorious fashion. I enjoyed seeing all you created for your life over there.
Keep contemplating change, big and small. Enoy the mess as long as it is yours.
See ya in the muck,
Shaun
Roz,
Wow, thank you for that beautiful poem. I love it. It is so inspiring, I hope I can be as inspired as you when my turn comes (in less than a year now!) I am so happy for you, and I can’t wait to hear what other adventures you have in store. I also can’t wait for the day we can live in the same place again and hang out all the time!
Have an amazing year!
Love,
Kelsey