Ready for the Big 3-0

I have been very busy for the month of April, so busy that I wasn't able to write any entries at all for that month. Grad. school reports and requirements, preparation for a possible career change and my current job, these are the things that I've been juggling with recently. So much with that,here's what I really wanted to write....One more month and I'll leave my 20's behind, one more month and I'll hit the big 3-0, one more month and I'll be facing another decade. To be honest, I'm glad that my 20's will come to an end. I'll be leaving a decade of insecurities,self-doubt,self-loathing and a decade full of uncertainties in life. I'm thankful for my 20's as well because if I haven't gone through that stage along with the experiences it gave, I wouldn't reach this certain level of maturity and confidence which I have right now, the qualities that I need to have as I face my 30's. I have learned a lot of things from my 20's, two realizations stood out, one-> to never ever allow myself to be disrespected by a man or any man in exchange for that one misleading word->LOVE, which I so wanted to hear and feel and be reciprocated by them. One thing is for sure, there's no greater love than the love God gives me,the love of my family and friends and most of all the love I have for myself. I now fully understand that you can't expect others to love you when you yourself don't have it in you. Two, have goals/dreams and achieve it, explore new possibilities and don't be afraid to fail and learn when reaching for it.