Another year. New beginnings. New challenges to face. More bottles of wine to devour.
When you say you’re 29, people will automatically feel pressured for you
especially for a single lady like me. And
I’d be like “What? It’s not like I’m 30!!!”
Then it would hit me….. Of course being 30 is like 365 days more to go. Great!
And then you’ll calm yourself that everything will essentially turn out
okay. I need to face being 29 first
before embracing what being 30 has to offer.
April 20, 2015. The special
day. At least I tried to make it special
by taking a leave from work. I had a
good day. Celebrating was not really
part of the plan because I just wanted the day to be quiet and calm. And so the day ended just like I hoped it
would be.
But then you know what they say, the best moments in life are those that
happen unexpectedly. And I never thought
that I was in for a wonderful surprise.
I was actually feeling sad and almost depressed for no apparent
reason. You know the feeling of not
really knowing what your purpose in life is and all that drama. Maybe it is part of being a year older. I am usually an optimistic person, but at the
moment I was a mess. I could not do
anything but pray and feel the feeling.
Two days after the special day, I received a gift from a dear friend. Part of the message read: “greatest birthday…” I thought to myself that this was perhaps my
worst birthday because of my-almost-depressed state. But God, as great as He always is, made me
feel really special. He reminded me that
I am surrounded with amazing people. He made
me grasp the idea that I was given this life for me to be able to touch the
lives of these people – to spread love and enthusiasm. And then I woke up the next day feeling okay
and…….. happy!
The smile on my face right now will not easily wear off because I know that
I am truly blessed beyond belief. This year
is probably going to be the best. And this,
by far, is undeniably one of the greatest April 20th of my life.
_Anj_
