[Self-Discovery] My ’30 Before 30′ Bucket List

Ever since I turned 29 in December, my head’s been swimming with ways to make the last year of my 20’s a fabulous one. I woke up with the urge to challenge my personal growth last week, and I realized that a ’30 before 30′ bucket list was the perfect way to approach the big 2-9. Sure, maybe it’s a little late and overly ambitious to accomplish 30 things in about 48 weeks, but I’ve always been a better performer under pressure and after the ‘7 Life Resolutions‘ I started living by last year, I know I’m up for the challenge. While compiling this list, I’ve had a handful of ah-ha moments and tiny epiphanies – the first being this: personal goals shouldn’t be tied to anyone else’s existence. Instead, these goals should further your sense of self and individual happiness. After all – how can you successfully contribute to your community, or to a relationship, if you haven’t proven that you can contribute to your own growth? And on the flip-side, don’t believe that growth is a unidirectional endeavor; growth is perpetually infinite and occurs in 360°. In the years after college, there was such a rush to pursue a corporate career that the idea of evolving creatively, or in the kitchen, or spiritually, had fallen by the wayside. Like my parents always said when I was a kid – there’s simply no way to do everything, but like I’ve always believed, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. I can’t wait to incorporating these milestones into my year and become the best version of myself; I know my spirit, my mind and my body will grow in ways I never thought possible.