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August Journal

August Journal

reflections on my 41st birthday

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Abby Alley
Aug 02, 2024
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Hi Friends,

Happy August! I’m coming to you from my studio where I am putting the final edits on this post. This is probably the most personal entry I’ve written so far because it’s basically a recap of this past year. I recently celebrated my 41st birthday and every year on my birthday I like to look back and the highs and lows of the past year. This year was more eventful than others so it was therapeutic to go back and recount it all.

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A lot can change in a year. People kept telling me a version of that about four years ago when I got out of a 5+ year relationship. “Things happen quickly at this age.” “Life changes in an instant.” Both true. But neither were things I had experienced (in a positive way). At the time I was pretty bitter. I didn’t see it all very clearly in the moment, but in the years that would follow my much-needed break up, I began to understand myself in new ways.

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