3 Things my 30’s Have Taught Me - The Bite-Size Blog Series

It’s my birthday and officially the last year of my 30s. I’d always thought I’d be a wreck approaching 40 given my fear of getting “old” when instead, I feel great, probably the best I ever have.

I’ve reflected a lot on my life over the last year and can finally say I feel very comfortable and proud of who I am. This is and will continue to be a work in progress but I’m approaching the next 40+ years with a clearer mind, a sense of pride, and a greater love for myself.

I’ve learned some of my biggest lessons in my 30 and am grateful for the pain, love, confusion, and joy each of them has given me. Here are 3 of the main things I’ve taken from this decade of life.

Acceptance

Find comfort in being the truest version of yourself and avoid trying to be a diluted version around the wrong others (work, life, or play). We are best when we are in our purest form. If those around you don’t like it, it may well mean they’re not your people more so than there being a problem with who you are.

Know Your Values & Boundaries

My god, this was far too late to the party for me. I’ve always had pretty strong values and boundaries; however, I can hold my hands up and say I never consistently stuck to them/put them in place. I felt that once I found love for myself and accepted who I was and what I wanted, I found it so much easier to have boundaries and live by my values. Completely game-changing when it came to happiness in life.

Be Impulsive

I’ve always been this way since I can remember. If I want to do something, I tend to do it (mostly always taking safety into account (apart from my teens/early 20s - I was a little wild back then)). If COVID has taught us anything, it’s that life can be swooped from underneath us without a glance. I am anything but reckless or a millionaire however my motto is “now rather than later”, when and where possible. Life is indeed for living.