Thursday, 21 April 2016

Birthday Conundrum

Show me
Who I am and who I could be
Initiate the heart within me
'til it opens properly
Slow down
Start again from the beginning
I can't keep my head from spinning out of control
Is this what being vulnerable feels like?
And I will try, try, try to breathe
'til it turns to muscle memory
I'm only steady on my knees
One day I'll stand on my own two feet

- "Son" by Sleeping at Last


It's 11:00pm and when the clock strikes 12:00 I'll be 29yrs old.

Twenty.

Freaking.

Nine.

Years.

Old.


What the hell have I done with my life!?

The past few weeks I've found myself reflecting on what my life is filled with. There's a lot of goodness, humor, spiritual well being, love for self, love for others, family, friends.

But I also have a tonne of varying emotions tethered to feeling unfulfilled. Probably because I perpetually live my life in fear.

Fear of the unknown. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of being vulnerable. 
Fear of food *insert smirk here* if only that was a damn fear lol

I've come up with a bucket list in an attempt to untangle myself from all the chickenheartedness and weave more color and texture into my existence :

"30 Things to do before and while I'm 30"

  1. Get a license – Unwiden your eyes. I know, I know... this should have been ticked off more than a decade ago
  2. Write in my blog at least once a month - good luck with this one you lazy biblical donkey 
  3. Read the Book of Mormon x3
  4. Throw someone a surprise party
  5. Lose at least 20kgs to be at healthy weight
  6. Learn how to swim
  7. Pay for a strangers meal/shopping
  8. Go paintball
  9. Participate in a protest for a cause I believe in
  10. Train and Be able to run 5km - minus an ambulance and oxygen tank #ForrrrrrealTho
  11. Raise money for a charity
  12. Take a burlesque dance class
  13. Memorize a full rap song from start to finish
  14. Sew a dress
  15. Get a henna tattoo - my mormonzoid mind knows that's the closest I'll get to a tattoo
  16. Have a photoshoot with my sisterfriends (The Triangle) and the familia
  17. Memorize Joseph Smith History verses 8-20
  18. Jump in a pool fully clothed – shoes and all
  19. Spontaneously kiss someone - Do it in a way that I won't get charged for sexual assault/harassment because having a criminal record is definitely not on this list lol
  20. Face a fear – take your pick cos you have a lot to choose from (e.g jump off a pier, hot air balloon)
  21. Be an extra in a movie/tv show (Main role preferably. But let’s be real. Highly unlikely:P)
  22. Go semi-nude skinny dipping - Due to public concern full monty will most definitely NEVER be an option
  23. Have a food/mud fight
  24. Learn how to play an instrument – or at least a full song on an instrument (not the spoons, cos you have that down pat)
  25. Learn how to Samba or Tahitian tamure like a pro
  26. Dance in the rain
  27. Serve food to the needy on Christmas Day
  28. Eat a humongous-decadent cake without using my hands – Matilda style
  29. Visit a country I have never been to
  30. Fall in love
It's 12:10am now. Happy Birthday Me!

Cheers to my first blog entry ever.

Happy Days
Sila

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