A List of Things That Helped Me Survive my Twenties

I turned thirty this year. I was looking forward to it more so than any birthdays past; perhaps because it felt like I was finally shedding the painful early years of my twenties. The words I've written the last decade have only gotten better, more saturated in authenticity. If I'm lucky enough to live this next decade, I plan on living it with full-hearted excitement for what is coming next every day.