28

on days like this, i wonder...

what if i was born a different animal, like a giraffe, or an ant?
had different parents?
lived the mountains with nature all around me?
what if i didn't live the life i lead?

every birthday, i write my resolutions for the upcoming year in my journal. it's been the same scrappy notebook for three years now, which is nice because i get to look back on years gone by to see what's happened.

each year, i mostly accomplish my goals -
move to cali
grad school in planning
live healthy
love

some goals continue to be unmet...but in this year
28
i get the feeling that womanhood has come,
childhood is passing,
and a new cycle will begin.

graduation
professional accomplishments
mental health (working on it),
and
maybe
love.

these are the goals right now. not much different from last year, although my dire need for friendship has been met somehow, even though i don't feel that much closer to people here.

i think i'm just a little bit more self sufficient,
a little bit more
me.
and that's a good thing, because i like me a lot :)

to birthdays, and to understanding yourself a little bit better.

xoxo
alis