41st Note to Self

My Dearest Athena,

Happy forty-first birthday! Or as Traci would say, “Forty-(w)Onderful!”

Finally, the number bar rolled over the forty counter and leveled on the new path. There has been a lot of transformation in the last few years. This year alone has seen the launch of a new business, another book on the market, and changes around the homestead. You let go of some of your oldest friendships. You faced an inner demon, and won. Then you let go of some old, outdated ideas about yourself, and began a new evolution.

You could wax on about all the things you hope to achieve in the next year, or all the tidbits you’ve discovered the hard way along the path—but this year…this 41st Note to Self is all about wishing.

This year you have wishes to give away. This year the Note to Self is about spreading the joy.

For your birthday, you decided to give away forty-one wishes to strangers and friends.

If you, dearest reader, are reading my annual Note to Self—we are wishing these things for you. Take what you desire, and give the rest away. Keep the wishes that are meaningful to you, and let the rest drift off into the great unknown. Print them out. Read them as many times as you like. Share the wishes you hope to carry close to your heart so that those who love you can support your dream.

To whomever you are, fellow traveler on this wildwood path, we wish for you a blissful, abundant, fulfilling year. May you know love, safety, joy, health, wealth, and freedom.
 

1. 1. May you know how breathtaking you truly are. 
2. 2. May you know you are 100% lovable in all your totality. 
3. 3. May you know you are enough, always. 
4. 4.  May you love yourself perfectly for all your glorious imperfections. 
5. May you always be struck with wonder and awe when you look up at the stars.
6. May you nurture the wisest parts of yourself that tell you, always, to trust your story.
7. May your future be rich with immeasurable wealth and abundance.
8. May your next adventure fill you with untold measures of bliss.
9. May you understand your wishes are granted, and it’s okay to let go of the manifestation struggle so the Universe can fulfill your desires.
10. May your curiosity grow stronger as you evolve.
11. May your creativity expand and rejuvenate you with perpetual energy and vigor.
12. May all your fears be revealed for the illusions they are. Then may you be granted the courage to create, build, and enjoy all the realities withheld from you by such illusory concerns. You’re free!
13. May you be shocked to speechless wonder by a wonderfully magical romance.
14. May you know and understand you are the creator of your reality, and that should you desire something different—you are powerful enough to imagine it into being.
15. May you understand how powerful you truly are.
16. May you know freedom and joy in your own skin.
17. May you glow with happiness.
18. May you remember that all things are possible, and your dreams are easily achievable.
19. May you know the feeling when someone you love looks at you like they’ve discovered a new galaxy in your eyes.
20. May you know yourself fully healed and vibrantly healthy.
21. May you know, without doubt, you are absolutely worthy of all the beautiful experiences you wish to enjoy in this lifetime.
22. May your bravery always outweigh your shame.
23. May you have the strength to get back up again, as often as it takes.
24. May you find childlike joy and happiness in the simplest of pleasures.
25. May you protect and look out for the humanity in everyone around you, including yourself.
26. May you see the truth of both sides of an issue, and the promise of a compassionate judgement.
27. May you know your own worthiness, and the loveliness of your complexity.
28. May you laugh a lot; happily, riotously, and with total joy.
29. May you strive for your own greater good, and the greater good of those around you.
30. May you always know your full value. And may you never compromise less than that mark in your relationships, adventures, and partnerships.
31. May your wanderlust never be truly satisfied. Keep exploring. Keep discovering.
32. May you never cease to love the build. Build. Build. Then build some more.
33. May you know the beauty of being the song of another person’s heart.
34. May you wake up each morning full of gratitude for all that you have in your wonderful, magical life.
35. May you walk in beauty.
36. May you grant yourself the forgiveness and grace you so easily bestow upon others.
37. May you be surrounded by people who see you, hear you, and know your worth.
38. May you challenge the paradigms that need challenging, and keep your footing in that process 
39. May you remember the beauty in simplicity, and the peace in nature.
40. May you always know where your home truly lies.
41. May you know bliss in the journey, and ever new horizons to explore.

 
Dearest Athena, on this 41st Note to Self, you have finally let go of the ruminating of annual failures.
Congratulations! How liberating. What took so long, eh?

This year your roots are finally deep enough and your branches stable enough to spread. Your face is turned up to the sky, and the sense of a great unfurling is building.

I think we both have the sensation that this time next year, the game will be completely different. What a delicious taste in the air.

Go forth this year, my friend. Party on. Build. Laugh. Smile. And write…always write.

​Love,
Athena
 
P.S. Refresh your travel luggage and passport, you’re going to need it. 

Wishes tied to flowers and delivered to strangers and friends.