27

Living

Aug 11

Written By Emily Bode

You won't know any more about your purpose at 27 than you did at 24. Get ok with that.
Sunflowers are still your favorite.
More than learning things, you are unlearning things. It is hard, messy work.
Goal-setting gets dry. When you reach one of your goals, are you happy? If not, goal-setting is not the solution.
Be kind to yourself. This isn't an age thing, it's a life one.
Regret is the shadow that stops you from finding the lesson.
You don't have to "fake it 'til you make it". Be honest and up front.
It might not be them. It might be you. Accept your imperfections.
You thought you were being humble, my dear. You weren't. That's ok. You will now.
Jeans. White tee. Red lipstick.
Your Momma is always your Momma.
A wrinkle at the crook of your arm. A new freckle. This is not age, this is the constellation map of your experiences.
When you dig within, you understand without.
You still enjoy beer, wine, and late nights out. I thought you'd be over that by now. You're not. Cheers!
There are things worth knowing before this time in your life; filling your tires with air. Business tax. That Love IS always the answer.
You thought you'd know more by now.
Boredom is good. Stop avoiding yourself.
There is a time for anger.
Rose-colored glasses are not naivety. They are an intentional choice. They are the harder choice.
NOT following your heart leads to more negativity.
You can't know what you don't know. Lighten up.
The protective barrier you place around yourself keeps all the good stuff out too.
This isn't one of your finer years and now you're getting somewhere.
You're part of the bigger picture (you aren't THEE bigger picture. ;))
There is something in holding babies that makes you understand something deeply that you've never felt before.
Your left hand has become the symbol of constant change. And here you thought it'd be boring!
You're not sure what to do right now. You're not sure who you are. But there is a feeling inside you where words can't touch telling you all of this is exactly how it's meant to be.