Today is the last day I can say ¨I’m 27 years old¨. Being away from my family made me a bit nostalgic because they have always made an effort to make my birthday a special day. I miss that, and I miss them. I miss waking up in the morning of my birthday and having a pile of presents all wrapped up with the same wrapping paper. I miss the fact that they paid attention and got me things I had mentioned I wanted months before. I miss how unique they made me feel.
I’ve been going through my baby photos, remembering anecdotes, reliving experiences in my head and thinking about everything I’ve done in these 28 years. I just realized I finished High School 10 years ago, and most importantly, I just realized that’s a whole decade! Nobody told me time would fly like this!
This is one of my favorite photos of me as a baby. I still make that face…
It’s good to have some life introspection every now and then, you learn to appreciate the positive side of the things in your life and you try to let go of all those things that don’t do any good for your mind, body and soul.
I can’t believe how lucky I am. I’ve been blessed with the most incredible parents in the world (even though I thought differently during my tough teenage years). I have 4 amazing younger brothers and sisters who are always there for me and look up to me. I was brought up in a safe, warm and caring environment. I had a great education. I traveled the world, I met interesting people, I visited outstanding places. I’m starting to do what I love doing and what I feel I was born to do: being a Photographer. Making photos inspires me, motivates me, completes me.
I am madly in love. I love my boyfriend and I feel the luckiest person on Earth for being with him. He’s my best friend, my moral supporter, the one who can always make me laugh no matter the situation. He encourages me to do everything I set my mind to and joins me all along the way.
The good thing about thinking about all the positive aspects of your life is that you feel so fulfilled that you don’t even remember about the negative side of things, you forget about all your problems and you set them aside. They become insignificant.
In the end, life is all about being happy. Isn’t it?
