45th Birthday

And just like that I turned 45.

I feel very blessed, and I have a lot to be grateful for. My parents are still healthy and still present in my life. My sister is someone I can trust and confide in, and I have family and friends who love me even though I am a flawed person. I have a job (while at times challenging) that I do not completely hate and still have some agency to do what I want and develop and grow my career.

I know that my life is imperfect and there are some things in life that I would like to have but seem out of reach. But this is where I need to stop myself and learn to be at peace with my extremely blessed situation. There is peace, joy and harmony in contentment. This is at least one lesson I have learned over the years.