It’s hard to believe that I’m 36 today! It feels like I was just turning 30– the past few years have gone by in a flash.
I reread my post about turning 30 and I think I was completely right. My thirties have been where I feel the most like myself. Or maybe I just continue to find myself? Become more comfortable with myself? I love where I am right now.
As I approached this birthday, I was doing a lot of reflecting and kept coming back to the phrase “wherever you go, there you are.”
There’s a certain peace in realizing that life doesn’t have to look a certain way to feel meaningful. I’ve had seasons of difficulty and seasons of joy… seasons of big change and seasons of routine. And through it all, I’ve always just been, well, me. At 36, I feel a lot less pressure to chase what other people think life “should” look like and more excitement about leaning into what feels right for me, for our family, for this particular stage of life.
If my twenties were about striving and proving, and my early thirties about settling into myself, then maybe this next chapter is about savoring. Finding delight in the little, everyday things, and trusting that it all adds up to a good, full life.
So here I am! 36!!! A little older, hopefully a little wiser, and definitely more grateful. Wherever I go this year, I know I’ll be bringing myself along– and that feels like the best gift of all.
