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I turned 38 today.
Life has been going strong and hard and magnificent for a while now. In the last while, I've been joyful, heartbroken, terrified, anxious, hopeful, happy, exhausted, grateful, diligent, confused, certain, determined, and serene.
In short, my life has been rich and full of wonders. Some have been bright, and some dark, but all have been threaded through with magic.
To note:
The learning and the practical clinical experience I'm gaining in my student nursing practice brings me real and unexpected joy. I leave my clinical days exhausted but deeply happy. This is beyond wonderful.
I recently fell into and out of a serious relationship that had the potential for real partnership and long-term joy. It was unexpected, and although my heart is more than a bit bruised, I am grateful for it.
My writing is coming along. Since I'm in school, it's slow-going, but I do work on stories. Not as much as I'd like, but the amount of schoolwork that needs doing makes it hard to find balance.
initialdescent and nena_nieve came to visit me for my birthday weekend, for which I am profoundly thankful. It's been a wonderful gift to have them here to help make this birthday be more fun and less fraught--I have limited resources given school and the breakup, so their presence has been a fulgent happiness.
The place where I am in life is not anywhere I would have anticipated, but I'm grateful to be here. I hope that this new year brings me opportunities to find and make more joy and light, and that whatever grief might come be tempered by wisdom and love.
Life has been going strong and hard and magnificent for a while now. In the last while, I've been joyful, heartbroken, terrified, anxious, hopeful, happy, exhausted, grateful, diligent, confused, certain, determined, and serene.
In short, my life has been rich and full of wonders. Some have been bright, and some dark, but all have been threaded through with magic.
To note:
The learning and the practical clinical experience I'm gaining in my student nursing practice brings me real and unexpected joy. I leave my clinical days exhausted but deeply happy. This is beyond wonderful.
I recently fell into and out of a serious relationship that had the potential for real partnership and long-term joy. It was unexpected, and although my heart is more than a bit bruised, I am grateful for it.
My writing is coming along. Since I'm in school, it's slow-going, but I do work on stories. Not as much as I'd like, but the amount of schoolwork that needs doing makes it hard to find balance.
initialdescent and nena_nieve came to visit me for my birthday weekend, for which I am profoundly thankful. It's been a wonderful gift to have them here to help make this birthday be more fun and less fraught--I have limited resources given school and the breakup, so their presence has been a fulgent happiness.
The place where I am in life is not anywhere I would have anticipated, but I'm grateful to be here. I hope that this new year brings me opportunities to find and make more joy and light, and that whatever grief might come be tempered by wisdom and love.