My 30th Birthday + Thoughts on Following Your Passions

Hi beauties!  So today is my 30th birthday.  I’ve had quite a pre-party with a snow day yesterday and today!  I mean really, a couple of snow days & champagne? I can’t think of a better way to spend my last day in my twenties and greet my thirties.  And I’m not even really all that sad to see the twenties go, to be honest.  I think similar to the reasons why I enjoy New Years, I enjoy my birthday because it feels fresh & new and full of opportunity.  What will thirty bring me?  I’m excited to find out what is in store.

I sorta feel like I’m coming into a new phase of life with this birthday.  Leaving the twenties behind may be more symbolic of becoming an adult than anything but I feel really oddly not freaked out about turning 30.  I think I’m a constant work in progress to find out who I am and be comfortable in my own skin.  Is this not something we are all going through?  But there is something in the contentment I feel about turning 30 that makes me excited about joining this new decade.  Besides, I always hear how much people loved being in their thirties 🙂

I also feel like 30 is going to have big moments in it that I’m excited about!  Craig & I are traveling a lot this year, including a trip to Italy that I could not be more pumped about, and our weekends continue to book up with little getaways and adventures.  It’s looking like it is going to be full of memories so if all goes as planned, *knock on wood*, then 30 is going to be a fun year.

I am also excited about what I hope 30 will bring me in terms of one of my biggest passions, this blog.

It is something I have sort of held back, for fear of failure, for fear of people not understanding, for fear of the unknown, but I think following your passion in life is the greatest path to fulfillment (second to giving glory to Him, of course!) and so I want to take the step to verbalize a dream of mine: to be a full-time blogger.  For any of you that are newer around here, I have been blogging since 2010.  Not always on this blog, I had an old one, but for the majority of the past 8 years I have published a blog post almost every single day.  That even sounds sort of crazy to me when I say it, but you just don’t do something like that unless you’re passionate about it.  You just don’t.  And they say if you choose a job you love, you will never work a day in your life… and I think that could not be more true for me when it comes to this blog and also to the Fitter program.  It is where I find my joy, my creativity, and truly what I think is my calling.  I’m constantly thinking about things to share with my readers, how to better not only my life but possibly share something with you that can better yours.

So I’m not saying that it will happen in the year of 30 for me, but 30 is going to be the year that I put it out there that this is my dream and I am so passionate about it.  Otherwise I would not essentially work two full time jobs to keep it up 😉  I just don’t think I’ve ever made it known, like really known that it’s what I want, and it’s risky to say so because what if it never happens? What if I don’t get there?  These were always thoughts in my head but I don’t want to be held back from fear of failure.  And maybe if you’ve been holding something back too this will give you a little support to know you wouldn’t be doing it alone…I’m right here with ya!    It means the world to me that you are willing to stop by here, read my little corner of the blogosphere and share your time with me.  That support is so important to me and I am eternally grateful to you for that as I work towards achieving this dream and goal of mine!

And also I wanted to extend one last note for you:  Whatever your passion is…if you aren’t currently living it…why not?  Life is too short to ignore the things that give us LIFE while we are living.  I want to empower you to follow your dreams too.  I believe in you.

As always, thank you endlessly for being here.  Sending you so much love and appreciation!!  It is the greatest birthday gift you could ever give me!

What is your passion in life?  What makes you feel happy and alive, and if you could turn it into your “career” you would? If you feel so inclined to share it in the comments, I’d love to hear!

xo,

Bess