ุจูุณู’ู…ู ูฑู„ู„ูŽู‘ูฐู‡ู ูฑู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญู’ู…ูŽูฐู†ู ูฑู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญููŠู…ู | 10/26/2024

hey, this is hawa! iโ€™m upholding my birthday tradition by reflecting on everything iโ€™ve learned this past year. these are the most special birthday gifts i could ever give to my current and future self.๐Ÿฅฐ

โชย previously on my birthday reflection series: ( i no longer fully agree with everything i wrote in these ones lol)

and nowโ€ฆ @ age 22: this past year was unhinged in the best way possible. i took more risks, had more fun, and everything shifted, especially my understanding of myself, what i care about, and the impact i want to create. this was a year of deep reflection, growth, and realization (with plenty of existential crises along the way lol).

if thereโ€™s one thing iโ€™ve learned, itโ€™s that life is messy, but itโ€™s also full of possibility. every thought, every action, every connection carries meaning. hereโ€™s to embracing the chaos and creating something extraordinary. ๐ŸŽจ

table of contents:

chapter i (๐Ÿซก โœจ๐Ÿ”ญย โ›“๏ธ๐Ÿฃโšฐ๏ธย ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿพย ๐ŸŒŠย ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Ÿง ย ๐Ÿค“ย ๐Ÿซ‚ย โฒ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ย ๐Ÿ“จย ๐Ÿชงย โš ๏ธย โ›‘๏ธย ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿซย ๐Ÿช„โšก๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿพย ๐Ÿ’ญย ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ๐ŸŒตย ๐Ÿšงย ๐Ÿ€ย ๐Ÿฅฐย ๐Ÿ—จ๏ธย ๐Ÿ’Œย โ–ถ๏ธย ๐Ÿฆฅ)

๐Ÿซก you donโ€™t need permission from anyone to do anything. move through the world knowing you can create your own luck and your own reality. seeking permission is often just a way to avoid taking action. it keeps you in your comfort zone and lets fear win.

it feels easier to justify inaction by blaming someone else for not allowing you, rather than admitting you were scared, lacked confidence, worried about what irrelevant people would think, or simply had no urgency to act. but the truth is, you donโ€™t need approval. you just need to start.