How to Live an Abundant Life: A 38th Birthday Manifesto

by | Sep 9, 2022

38th Birthday

38 Powerful Lessons for Living an Abundant and Aligned Life

Leading up to my 38th Birthday, I activated my value of reflection to go into the depths of gratitude I have for the abundant, aligned and dynamic life I have the privilege of creating for each day. These 38 pieces of wisdom have been cultivated over the last 38 years on this earth and serve me every day.

1. Prioritize your well-being by embodying your values.

2. Choose a partner who is on an intentional journey to evolve with and beside you.

3. Make your home a respite by minimizing to only what brings your joy.

4. Cherish your loved ones by giving them your presence.

5. Find wisdom from every wound to create meaning from your pain.

6. Share your authentic gifts with the world.

7. Manage your energy, not your time.

8. Listen to your body and respond to it with love.

9. Know that the best of something often comes from doing nothing.

10. Uncover your authentic self and be that way on purpose.

11. Feed your body in ways that nourish and delight the keeper of your soul.

12. Work towards your dreams, not someone else’s.

13. Love yourself exactly where you are, not where you want to be. 

14. Trust in the universe and attract what you are.

15. Retreat and rejuvenate in the beauty and wisdom of nature.

16. Speak and write from your soul to touch others.

17. Move with ease and grace.

18. Step all the way into your light and don’t dim it to make others comfortable.

19. Take care of the child that lives inside you.

20. Celebrate the little and the big things with intention.

21. Honor what makes you perfectly imperfect.

22. Push on your evolutionary edge to evolve into the next level of consciousness.

23. Surround yourself with people who love you so much they only speak the truth, even when it hurts.

24. Never be the most intelligent or most evolved person in the room.

25. Lift yourself by lifting others.

26. Soak in the medicine of music.

27. Know how divine you are and raise the vibration around you.

28. Be present by listening more than you speak.

29. Tell people what they mean to you.

30. Sleep as much as you need, without apology or guilt.

31. Lean into curiosity to cure frustration.

32. Ask deep questions to have deep connections.

33. Look for love everywhere you go and find it.

34. Reflect and share your gratitude each day.

35. Do the things that make you come alive first.

36. Honor what makes me perfectly imperfect.

37. Give yourself and others permission to be human.

38. Set healthy boundaries to protect your energy.

What wisdom have you gained in your lifetime by your 38th Birthday? 

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However you choose to celebrate your 38th birthday today, I hope you make this the most values-aligned year yet!

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