I turn 35 this year. It’s surreal and very real because I didn’t think I’d age past 30. Heck, I didn’t think I’d even turn 30. Somehow, I thought I might hit 20 and go back to ten and do my teens all over again…or some other weird sort of time travel. The point is I didn’t think I would grow old or this old but here I am and although I still haven’t made peace with my age, I wouldn’t change a thing. I don’t want to be younger or go back in time or redo any part of teens or twenties or even thirties so far. Everything is exactly as it’s meant to be — wise words from my yoga guru, Adriene Mishler*.
But there are things I wish I knew when I was younger. When I thought I knew everything but didn’t. And as I grow older, I realise that’s every young woman ever. That’s every woman ever regardless of age, from what I hear. There’s also still so much I don’t know. So as I try to come to terms with becoming 35 (a work in progress) and growing into the fullest, most authentic version of myself (imperfect parts and all), how about we do this together? How about I tell you everything I’ve learnt since leaving my teens and twenties behind and you tell me if anything I say is useful, useless or if I’ve left something out. I think we’ll both learn a thing or two. Take it from Auntie Ayesha.
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AA
*Adriene is everything and I love her and if there’s one thing you take away from this newsletter, let it be to point you to her YouTube channel which has every free yoga video you need in your life and you can thank me later.