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Mhlaba asked the other day for tips and tricks and highlights relevant to turning 30. It was an interesting thing to think on for me because when I turned 30, I was in a daze. I didn& #39;t notice any real changes till afterwards. But I do now.
I can& #39;t stay up too late. I fall asleep mid convos. I get tired by 3pm and pass put immediately I decide to. When I was younger I used to struggle to sleep even when I was exhausted enough to drop. My body isn& #39;t as resilient as it used to be.
Strangely on the other end, my immune system just miraculously improved. From childhood I would be sick every three months, flu, cold, tonsillitis and then I turned 30 and can legit say I have had three colds in the last two and a half years. My bones on the other hand?
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My reproductive system which used to be all over the place, is now about 97% consistent every month. Like I know what I& #39;m working with most of the time. And between getting older and yoni steaming, I don& #39;t cramp so much anymore. Thirst levels are through the roof however. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">
Saying "no" has become so easy. I don& #39;t feel the need to impress people or please family so much as I used to when I was 22. When I say something people do it, because I& #39;m not so unsure of myself or what I want anymore. My truths are so much more comfortable.
Creatively, I have grown to a place where I am doing things I like, for ME. I am Saying what I want to say and writing stories I want to tell. Master of my own fate, author of my own story so to speak and I respect myself more for it.
Love is so different now...I have less time to argue and find it easier to admit when I& #39;m wrong and apologise. Looking inward for solutions to conflict instead of pointing fingers at the guy. Breathing through things. Enjoying moments. Being honest. Making fewer mistakes.
I don& #39;t hold on to people so tight anymore. Like you either wanna be here or you don& #39;t, and when you don& #39;t it& #39;s no skin off my back. Sounds callous but eish, go where you are appreciated not tolerated shani shani...
I say please, thank you, I appreciate you, I& #39;m sorry, I love you so much more now because I have started losing people. Like to Death. And that makes it important for me that my people know how I really feel about them. Because you never know man.
I am committed to myself and to my dreams more now. Like I sit and think, what do I want my life to look like in five years and I& #39;m now following through with those things. Before I used to just dream and drink gin. But now, I& #39;m even saving. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">
Gid means something personal to me. He& #39;s no longer a borrowed concept. I can back up my beliefs for myself. That is priceless to me.
I a also learning how to "overshare" and be relatable without stripping myself naked in the street. Have always been so bad at walking that line. But I think I& #39;m getting better. Let me know when I start boring you....
So...if you find yourself wondering about getting older and hitting the big 30. Look at this thread. You will still be you. Just better, maybe a little curvier and more stylish...but you will still be you. And you will love it...https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">
