Not giving you the specific day since I’m not ready to share that yet :). Needless to say, I am thankful for getting a 28th year on this planet and the chance to learn more about this crazy life.
I took the day off, and I just focused on relaxing and taking it easy. I got a massage and a haircut. I treated myself by eating out for lunch and dinner, which I never do on weekdays. I then journaled at a coffee shop for 2.5 hours to reflect on the past year. I’ve never done any of this before for any of my birthdays (well except for the massage. I started doing that when I turned 27).
Normally I’d ask a couple of friends to get a meal with me, but I didn’t put in much time into my friendships this year. So it didn’t feel right to ask my friends to join me in celebrating my birthday. I’ve been so focused on my job, getting a new job, and getting my physical and mental health in check that I subconsciously decided to not talk to or hang out with my friends as much. While all of those are important, I realized today how lonely it was to celebrate my birthday.
Yes – I could still probably ask some friends to eat a late birthday meal with me tomorrow or later this weekend and they’d probably say yes. But, celebrating this birthday alone was a choice and I don’t regret it. It helped me realize how much I need to work on my friendships. It also made me think about what career and life goals I wanted to set for my 28th birthday because concepts like career and values are starting to bear more weight for my future. I’ll be talking more about what I journaled in later posts since concepts like values and career are too big to cover in one post. Stay tuned!
As always,
Be Confident. Stay Curious.
