BIRTHDAY MESSAGE TO MY TODAY SELF and MY YOUNGER SELF

With every passing year in this lifetime, I find myself growing in courage, resilience, and wisdom. I've tasted the sweet and the bitter. I’ve cherished the laughter and tears. I’ve succeeded and faltered countless times and moved on.

I’m grateful for the exploration of new paths, the roads that led nowhere yet were an experience nonetheless, and the countless times I’ve managed to pick myself up. I humbly acknowledge my successes, growth, and wisdom along the way.

I’ve learned happiness is found in 4 key areas of life:

1.     Good Health and Wellbeing

2.     Meaningful Work and Time

3.     Love and Relationships

4.     Fun and Laughter

Dear Today Self: stay true to these areas throughout this year and live intentionally. Cheers to more health, more adventures, more love, more laughter, more trials and errors, and more birthdays!

Dear Younger Self: (if only I could go back and offer some wisdom):

• Your perception of wealth will change. Without self-worth, your net worth is zero.

• Prioritize health and well-being. Every year you do (or don’t) will signify how long your mind and body can either thrive or endure.

• Embrace your ambitions - today! Don't fear making mistakes because it builds strength and resilience, and you are going to need this learned skill in the years to come.

• You are not defined by moments of failure, nor by moments of success. You are defined by your effort, resilience, and desire to keep growing.

• There will be pain and heartbreak. Acknowledge it. Allow it to flow through and exit your mind. This can heal your mind, heart, and body.

• Treasure your loves, family, and friends. They are your pillars of strength and greatest supporters.

• Laugh more. I mean it! Laugh more than you think you need to. Read funny books and spend time with fun and funny people (those who love and appreciate you). Don’t take yourself so seriously. 

• Learn. Read more books, listen more, stay curious, and seek all sides of a story or science. Be careful of looking for truth within social media. It’s better utilized for entertainment than wisdom.

• Prioritize time. Time with what you do and whom you spend it with!

XOXO

Sandra

#noregrets #beprogress #birthday