This week I turned 31. Birthdays seem to come and go so fast these days. Since university, time has flown by and I don’t know what I’ve been doing for 9 years! If I look back on my years in Japan, I feel like I’ve experienced a lot, yet still I worry I haven’t really achieved anything.
It’s funny how as you get older you start to realise you don’t really know anything about the world or even about yourself. I was so sure I knew what I believed in when I was younger, yet now I question every opinion I have. I also come to the realisation that I won’t be able to fit in everything I do during my time here.
One great time thing about getting older is I’ve started to care less about what people think and just to live as I choose. I have a strong belief that if what you do doesn’t hurt or negatively affect anyone else, you’re free to live as you like. I’ve become more selective with my time, and not worry about the small stuff. Time is the most important thing I have, more valuable than materials or money, and I don’t want to waste it.
Just like new year, birthdays are a good time for reflection and to realign my goals and figure out what I want to do. So worried about change, and so nervous to try anything new, I’ve slowly loosened those chains that prevented me from the doing the things I wanted. Now I want to focus on my work, continue to achieve my goals, and hope to become a more well-rounded person.