I’m not even sure how to begin a post today. I have many thoughts running through my head, too many to capture in five minutes…
Today I woke up to a new decade. Today I begin year 30. I wanted to delay this milestone for as long as I could, but birthdays still come every year. And this one felt like a big one, one I wasn’t ready to face.
Of course I’ve known this day was coming. People have told me how great their 30s are or were, and I believe them. But there is a sense of leaving something behind. I’m saying goodbye to a decade full of adventures, joy, struggles, changes. I’m closing the decade that started with college and learning to be an adult. So much growth has happened and I have discovered a lot in the midst of all the experiences ten years can bring.
I still have dreams for this new decade and I wonder what I will find around this next corner…
One thing I know – writing isn’t going anywhere. So bring on the thirties! I’m ready to process my thoughts and write my way into a new season.
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I turn 33 this year and will add my “30s are great” to your list of people who have told you as such! I’ve found my 30s to be an incredible time of personal and spiritual growth. Praying the same for your 30s as well. 🙂 Visiting from FMF.
Thank you, LeeAnn! 🙂 It may take me a little while to adjust, but all will be good. Plus God knows what this decade will bring. I can rest in that! 😉
I cried the night I turned 30. Then, I lived my 30s and celebrated the day I turned 40. Be encouraged. Each decade brings so much growth, discovery, and experiences.
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Thanks for stopping by, Debra! And me too, actually. But I’m slowly adjusting and I want to begin this “year” with eagerness to keep learning, growing, and chasing dreams. 🙂 There is much to celebrate.
As you celebrate the best years of your life I am looking at fifty Laura and wondering where my time went. The thirties brought many changes for me. I married, had children and settled down into country living ……now find myself trying to re-invent who I really want to be when I grow up? happy birthday and I know the thirties are going to be good to you.
Thank you, Kath. So much can happen in a decade, right? I will say I’m ready to settle into writing and move forward confidently. 😉 I welcome any other adventures along the way! I hope your fifties bring much joy as well! There really are blessings in every season.
I was devastated to leave my 20s. It sounded like my youth was over. But then I lived my 30s and realized I was as old or as young as I wanted to be; it’s all a matter of perception and feeling. My 30s were wonderful. I wish the same for you. Happy Birthday!
Thanks, Staci! And great point – I’m trying to keep that perspective too. It’s still quite an adjustment, but maybe future birthday milestones will be easier? I made it through the one I’ve dreaded now. 😉 Bring on the adventures of this decade!
Congratulations on making it to a new decade! Each one has it’s own gifts, enjoy!
Yes, Tammy – very true! Thank you for the birthday wishes!
Happy Birthday, Laura!
I’ve got to admit that my 20’s and 30’s were a blur. Marriage, raising 4 kids and teaching full time. It seemed like they were the “give” years. I’m approaching 49 in September and actually looking forward to 50! We become so much wiser and into our own with each decade. Set intentions for your new decade. Don’t forget to live your true self (listen to your soul) and remember to keep your heart open to love and compassion – especially to yourself. Love yourself first. We tend to get pretty critical of ourselves in our 30’s expecting so much. Don’t let that mind rule your life.
Birthday Blessings!
Shari 🙂
Oddly, 30 didn’t bother me, but 32 did. I guess I was just having a delayed reaction. I don’t recall that 40 did, either, perhaps because I have never really felt my age. Now I’m edging rapidly up on 54 and remembering how it felt to turn 50…was a bit bothered by it, but on the day after, had the same exact experience as my mom…back to normal. Of course, I am also trying to wrap my head around the fact that I will be 60 in only six years. Which seems impossible. What I am trying to say is…heck, you ain’t nothing but a spring chicken!
Thanks, Lucie! I think everyone has at least one birthday that bothers them. Maybe I just got mine out of the way early and I’ll be more ready for the future milestones. 🙂 I’m hoping!
Thank you, Shari! Love that advice. I can imagine that part of life was a blur for you. I am excited to focus even more on pursuing dreams and taking confident steps forward. 🙂 This decade will be great!