plans for the new year

[anotheranon]

A bit late for New Year's resolutions, but yesterday was my birthday (thanks all y'all for your well-wishes!) and 35 seems a nice round (well, divisible by 5) number to re-evaluate and put some goals down:

• cherish those near and dear
  
• be more mindful and open to experience and learning (I've got the humility thing down, now it's time to acknowledge that I'd learn more if I'm paying attention)
  
• try new things (even if it's just getting something different off the menu)
  
• remember that "the perfect is the enemy of the good" and sometimes risking a mistake is better than inertia
  
• continue discovering what makes me me, because I still feel like a reflection of everything/everyone around me
  

Comments

[ladyaelfwynn.livejournal.com]

I've found that being in my late 30s have really helped me figure out who I am/who I want to be.

I finally feel that I have enough life experience to understand how some things work, some of the time, and even in certain situations be able to predict outcomes.

I finally feel confident enough to deal with certain situations.

I no longer care what the amorphous "those around me" think but focus on specific individuals that I like/care about. I don't care what the person on the metro thinks about what I'm wearing.

The further I get from 30 the more comfortable I'm becoming with who I am. Heck, I'm even able to have heated political discussions about politics with my dad, and that wouldn't have happened 10 years ago.

I'm both realizing that I'm really an adult (for the first 20 years or so, I kind of felt like I was faking it! ;-p) and finally feeling comfortable with that designation.

Happy belated birthday!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

I sometimes find it strange that I talk to so many women who don't/didn't feel like they really started "getting it together" until their 30s - it's refreshing to know I'm not the only one!

For a long time I felt bad about myself because I was "supposed" to have figured it all out by the time I was 25 or so. I think I finally started to mature when I let go of the idea that there's an age at which I'm supposed to be "finished".

[fencerchica.livejournal.com]

Happy bday and excellent resolutions!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[thedriftingsoul.livejournal.com]

Happy Belated!

I like the last one on the list best, mostly because it rings true for me as well. A great set of goals...looking forward to keeping up with how your 35th year treats you.