10/06/2020
I just turned 37. I wouldn’t say my Birthday went how I pictured it would go even just a few weeks ago. Sometimes the world makes you feel crazy, reality becomes a blur, and no matter how hard you try you don’t get the results you want.
I wish I had a good piece of wisdom here, or a vulnerable story I could share. I don’t. The truth is, I’m kind of numb to the world right now. It happens.
I can’t tell you what the future will hold. I can tell you that most people won’t see your path even if you see it so clearly. But that’s the thing about a path, you keep moving forward when you know it’s the right way. Just one foot in front of the other.
The story of my life is, and always will be, forward motion. Adversity is just growth with a different outfit, challenges just experience in a scary mask.
Two years ago today, for my birthday, I got myself a tattoo that says “Festina Lente”, which means “Make Haste, Slowly”.
In this moment of upheaval, this full moon birthday of change, I’m glad to have a guiding star to help push me ever forward towards the goals I’m meant to reach.
Festina Lente indeed.
