Feeling 22 - Law School Edition

November 24, 2019

Every year as we approach the end of the semester and my birthday I start reminiscing on how far I have come since this time last year.

2019 has been a year of change, growth, reflection and has been full of new opportunities and challenges.

As I embark on chapter 22 I wanted to take a second to thank everyone who has been apart of chapter 21. this year pushed me in ways I never thought possible, it allowed me to find myself again after I had been lost and drowning.

I have discovered who my true friends are and have found people in my life who I know I can trust with anything and at any time.

I have been challenged academically, physically, mentally, emotionally, personally and professionally.

I lost long term and short term friendships that were not serving a purpose in my life anymore, I met people who have inspired me and who have been inspired by me and rediscovered old passions and new ones.

I am more raw and broken yet fulfilled and courageous than I have ever been. I know this next chapter will be difficult, in all aspects of my life but I am ready for the challenge and I know that with the right people by my side that I will become the best version of myself this year.

I don’t make New Years resolutions on January 1st, I make them the week leading up to my birthday as a reminder of how far I have come and how far I have yet to go and to allow me to determine where I want to place focus on next.

This year I will be unapologetically myself: my loud, outgoing, fiesty, intense, Latina self because I can and this time I refuse to let anyone stand in my way or make me feel like I shouldn’t be 100% myself. I have felt lost and uncomfortable in my own skin for too long and I am ready to refocus on myself and continue fighting to be who I am meant to be.

I hope that as we all embark on a new chapter and new decade soon we all strive to be a little kinder and a little braver.

I can’t wait to see what year 22 and this next decade have in store for me, I have a feeling it’s gonna be my best year yet

Cheers to another trip around the sun, I cannot wait to continue sharing my life with you in this next chapter, thanks for reading!

xo Kayla