January 6, 1996 was the day That Rhonda and Shawn Dougan had their very first (and only mind you), baby girl.
today is january 5, 2026, and i was met with a moment of reflection on the eve of my birthday.
thirty does Definitely creep up on you. not in a grim reaper kind of way, but an amazement that you managed to survive tHIS LONG. what an accomplishment. a proud one of that.
so what helped me get here? Luck? Instincts? Prayers?
- listen to your body: hydrate, and REST
- try not to overexplain: Some people literally just will not get ‘it’
- control your thoughts: to start- be Conscious of them
- recognize your negative patterns: find healthy coping to balance
- have goals: even if they are small daily ones
- find hobbies you lose time doing
- travel
- be open to advice
- sometimes being stubborn is good: it can save you
- don’t be stubborn: make sure you are ready to “Die on That hill”
- your relationship with your higher power can save you
- your relationship with yourself can save you: Be kind to yourself
- talk to the elderly: They can be so wise, and they were just like us
- its okay to not know what you are doing
- figure out what you are doing: pouting only goes so far
- learn your personal style
- learn your values: STICK to them
- be curious
- connect with different people: Different countries, backgrounds, etc.
- challenge yourself
- Exercise
- sometimes you gotta drink it out
- sometimes you need rehab
- find people that make the hard times easier: times get tough
- Don’t lie, & if you are: DO NOT do it to yourself
- If you f**k up, fix it: if you can
- spend time in nature
- remember your past: But Don’t Romanticize
- forgive: yourself and others
- time is energy: What are you going to spend Your life doing? And with who?
Being Human 
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