Thirty
I decided quite a while ago I'm pretty stoked about turning 30 and here's a few reasons why: 1. By 30 I've done a lot of the work to know who I am (heck, if I've done some work, imagine how much work God has done on my behalf!) 2. No one tells you the 20's are going to be a bit of a crapshoot. First existential crisis? In my 20s First identity crisis? In my 20s First time seeing a counselor on my own to work through this stuff? In my 20s Realizing the dysfunction in my family and my role in that system? In my 20s First professional job/adulting? In my 20s 3. By 30, I feel so much more comfortable in my own skin. I have an idea of how my body works - how it responds to stress, what foods work best with it, the ideal weight for me, what sort of exercise it needs, and more than ever, how to listen to my body. By now, I've lived in this temple for 30 years and I've started to realize how lucky I am to have this functioning body, this vessel that i