This is 42 * It's been a hard last few years, hasn't it? We've all had to grow up a little faster than we expected, but now that we're here, let's look back and see what we've learned. - love yourself. You are valuable and worthy. You deserve more than you have and should always strive for more. - love others. After youve learned to begin loving yourself, find your tribe. Find your people or your person. Find people that push you and cheer you on and give you the strength to keep taking those steps forward. But also, find those people that you can relax around and be yourself, not what is 'expected' of you. - love what you do. Be passionate and strive for dreams and goals that may just be out of reach. We are all crawling around in the dark. You never know what might be right in front of you. - love your family. Whether the chosen one or the birthed one or the adopted one, you are in the line of all those who came before you. It's our responsibility to remember, honor, and, in some cases, break the cycle. Oh and one more thing. Take care of your knees. #birthdaypost #birthdaythoughts #thisis42 #itsmybirthday #deepthoughts #whativelearned #whativedone #family #lovedones