𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨! 
For all your wonderful, lovely birthday wishes. YOU made my day even more special.
It was a magical day. Waking up, crawling out of the tent into the sunshine, being treated to a picnic brunch by my amazing friend, having all the time in the world to just chat, laugh and relax, finding a beautiful spot by the lake chilling and swimming, cooking a delicious dinner, having messages from family and friends flooding in all day, sitting around a bonfire as the sun set and the stars came out, seeing the slowest shooting star ever, and then crawling back into the tent falling asleep feeling so incredibly grateful and loved.
Also because all through yesterday I had so many moments that made me reflect on my life right now. And as much as these past months have been incredibly challenging and as much as there is still a lot of uncertainty ahead of me, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘.
I was looking back at the past three years of my life, thinking of each birthday and where I was in life each of those years, and how I could not have predicted how much my life would change each year. It has been such an unbelievable journey.
2018 I was still in Hannover, in my old job, not unhappy at all, but still with that absolute knowing that I needed to change. I didn’t know how and what I really wanted in life. I just felt stuck and the thought of seeing myself in the same place five years down the road would suffocate me. Then the same year in November 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 to quit it all. And then to travel. I decided that I would hike through the Rockies for six months. Nothing I had ever done before in any way.
But in 2019 on my birthday I had just completed my first section of the hike, having arrived in Cuba, NM after 7 days, 100 miles and with a super heavy backpack. I spent the day all alone in a motel but 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 looking forward to this trip still ahead of me. Which turned out to be a trip of a lifetime!!
That trip changed me in so many ways, it has shown me what I’m capable of but also brought me closer to my vision of what I want in life. 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, and stayed in the US.
Spending my birthday last year in a magical bubble in a hot spring in Montana. But already with challenges on the horizon due to COVID. Meaning that I had to leave the US last August. Falling into this complete uncertainty as to what, where and how things would happen for me next. But through that also came many beautiful things. Most of all the time I get to spend with my family. Which I don’t take for granted! But also because it really forced me to make another bold decision. 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴! I invested a lot of time in my own personal growth and in starting my own online business. Which has truly saved me over these past months. I have grown so much! I have met so many amazing people and made wonderful new friends. I have a focus!
Time can really fly by and we should not waste it! But also seeing how much can happen within such a short time gives me such hope! I’m looking forward to this year ahead of me. Knowing that next year on my birthday I will look back at yesterday thinking how far I have come and how many incredible experiences I got to make. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁! 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘!
WILDWONDER 