What's in a Birthday

Birthdays. The days we mark as new beginnings. The days of celebrations and congratulations. The only day of the year that it is truly acceptable to be self centred. Birthdays insight reflections and bouts of nostalgia. 


Over the years birthdays were marked with tea parties and princess dresses. Now they are marked with fruit loops and time spent with those I love. 


At two decades old the day of my birth has now become something of a strange feeling. I finally feel like I can sit with the big kids and yet I feel so young all the same. 


If you know some of my story you’d be less than surprised to hear that my birthday makes me feel weird and introspective. I am always surprised to discover that I am in-fact here and was allowed to make it this far. 


This year wasn’t much different. Only that I was happy to laugh at my dramatic emotions. I was happy to feel strange and out of place. Where in the past I would sit in my unhappy lack of understanding. This year however I walked with my head held high into the abyss that comes with getting older. 


This birthday wasn’t without it’s strange and sometimes hurtful moments, but it was also oh so full of love. All who celebrated with me and about me did it with such a large helping of sincerity. And the sheer level of sincerity that was expressed made all the difference and the love feel all the more real.


I do not know what this next year will hold. I am excited to see what all the hype about being in your twenties is about. I am sure this year will be unlike any that came before and any that will come after. I am excited to continue with this wonderful journey we call life. I am happy and I am ready to see what comes next. 

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