✨turning 23 today and i've lived my life w a lot of people telling me i seem "so much older" or "mature for my age." it's never fully felt settling because i've had to grow up fast -- taking care of family, learning through loss, & always worrying about the best education, career, and life to support everyone around me. 23 is the first year i'm living for myself and rediscovering who i am. i left my full-time job (with beautiful health insurance🥲) and took a chance on a passion that i did not (still don't) know what it will outcome of. i moved to a city that terrifies yet excites me. i'm reminded of the love/beauty/respect/validation that i don't need others, but simply, myself. i'm finding that there's sacredness in engraving my own boundary, throwing a coin in the fountain, and making a wish for myself for the very first time⛲️💗 23 is a year of rediscovery. it's unpredictable, new, and intimidating. but it's also a road that i can sign as my own:')