Twenty-four trips around the sun

I don't think I've ever been as real as I am now seven days from 24. This genuine development of self comes from both the tiny and big changes in my outlook each year.

These changes weren't all organic they each had origins, and without those factors, I don't think my growth as a human would be as smooth. So, in honor of completing 24 trips around the sun, I will be diving into each of those beautiful incidents and developments that have made me who I am now.

By no means am I done growing but I feel that there is now a canvas fully prepared, not blank but with a layer of gesso, for my life to be painted on stroke my stroke never to be finished.

Also, wow, 24 is so old yet so young.