As I approached my 30th birthday this month, I started to think about how different it felt than I always assumed it would. Should I feel older? More mature? More motherly? Some schedule events or bucket list trips to celebrate the big milestone. Others brush it under the rug like it’s not happening at all, refusing to speak about it and the impending doom it seemingly will bring. I’ll be honest when I say I was surprised that I didn’t seem to fit in either of those groups.
But it’s a big event. I should do something to make it meaningful, I thought.
Not that surprise parties and quality time spent with family and friends is not meaningful. I feel blessed to have celebrated for not one but two weekends around my birthday, but I was still left with this feeling of needing to do something more. A need to challenge myself in my thirtieth year. That or I just really need a new hobby. Who knows.
So I have decided to challenge myself in my year of thirty. Physically, mentally, spiritually and the like. I don’t know that I will devote posts to it entirely, but I’m sure it will come up as I expect to run across some successes, failures and probably a few funnies in the process. Like my current challenge that allowed me to experience what a wood burn feels like on the side of your face.
And now I know.
Currently I’m working on one challenge per month. 30 days each. And since I like themes, I’ve been trying to relate each to the number 30 somehow. I even created a hashtag because, well, everything that’s cool today has a hashtag associated with it. #amIright?
I’ve been practicing yoga several times a week so this month I challenged myself to holding a crow pose for 30 seconds without tapping my feet, swaying back and forth or falling on my face. The key word is practice. I’ve found that like most things, the more you practice yoga, the easier the poses become. What started out as a 30 second crow pose has now transitioned into side crow, bird of paradise and other crazy poses I never even attempted before. I’ve also learned that mastering a pose one day does not mean you will get it the next. In fact, getting too confident or pushing yourself too much will lead to floor burn on your face.
I’d love for you to join me on the challenge even if you’re not thirty. Ideas welcome. Hashtag free for your use as well.
Have a great day!
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I am also about to be thirty and have been having these same thoughts. 2 months ago I started doing yoga and am seeing my body do things I never thought possible (although I can only do crow pose for 1 second 🙂 I’m working on that one) I would like to follow along some of your challenges as your journey! Good luck! 🙂
That’s great! I’ve been at it for two years or so but just recently started practicing more than once a week. Happy early birthday to you and welcome to the thirty crew. It’s pretty great!
LOL thank you 🙂 I don’t want to get to thirty too early 😉 Happy early bday to you too!