Today is my birthday and as I enter my thirty-third year of life I am taking the time to think about some things: our current situation (to be detailed in tomorrow’s post), the loss of my wonderful dad, coming to grips with the fact that my relationship with someone in my family is/has always been broken, possibly beyond repair, and thinking about what I want out of my writing career from here on out are all weighing heavily on my mind.
One thing I know I want to do is share my story in the form of a memoir. I know the idea of a thirty-three year old penning a biography sounds absurd. But there are a lot of untold (true) stories inside me and if I’m honest with all of you (and myself) it’s getting harder and harder on my mind and soul to keep them all locked away.
Having said that, I have no idea when to write this tell-all book. I actually started it a year ago, but stopped writing when I reached a painful memory.
I imagine writing this type of book will not be a linear process and will more than likely come in fits and starts. Luckily, I have a good friend, author Diane M. How, who has been down this road before me. If I get lost during this process (with my sense of direction, that’s inevitable 😉 ) I’m sure she’ll have some words of wisdom to guide me.
The most important aspect of my birthday promise is that I work on openness. Whether that is in the form of being more open in my daily life and relationships, in my blog or in other forms of writing, I am unsure.
What I am sure of is that life is too short to keep things bottled inside.
Have you ever made a birthday promise to yourself? If so, I’d love to hear about it in the comments section below if you would be so kind as to share your promise with me 🙂
Amanda Bretz 
Happy Birthday to a beautiful soul who refuses to settle for less than she deserves! My humble advice is to live for today, glancing back just long enough to see how far you’ve come and looking forward occasionally to stay on track. Don’t let others limit the length of your stride, but know that it isn;t necessary to walk on them either.
Thanks Diane! 🙂
Happy Birthday!!!
Thanks 🙂
Happy Birthday and hope the next year ahead will be one of the best!
Thanks, Emma. I hope it is too 😉
Penning biography at 33 isn’t even remotely absurd! If people wrote diaries and biographical pieces all their lives, they’d have memories and feelings captured that would never be lost later. It hones your writing skills, helps you work things out in your head and will give you heaps of material to form into whatever you desire later! Go for it!
Happy birthday and may your heart travel lighter through the next year.
Thank you Cate! 🙂