birthday boy 🚭🎉
didn’t have time to edit this yesterday since i spent my day surrounded by those i love but celebrating life is an ongoing pursuit of mine so dates don’t really matter. 24 was messy. i think i was able to translate that through this set of haphazardly taken photos. this year was probably one of if not the hardest one of my life. from being pushed and having my ankle dislocated and foot fractured to experiencing a lot of financial and existential stress, it’s been tough lol. that being said, this has also been the most introspective year of my life as well. i’ve always been a very trusting and positive person but i think i needed to realize that not everyone has my best interest in mind and while i shouldn’t let that dim my spark, i should redirect the flames where there is oxygen. i also realized how important being connected to my bulgarian culture is to me. as an immigrant it’s definitely a complex relationship to naviagte but there’s just certain beauty and certain humor and certain music that can’t be replicated in any other place or language and that means something to me. i realized how strong i am, both physically and mentally. i suppose i knew that already but maybe i needed to prove it to myself to be sure and that i did. as a final realization of my 24 years on this earth i’ll say this - it takes a village people! i genuinely believe that community is at the forefront of a happy and fulfilling life. so much of life is struggle, it’s inescapable really, and i think it’s easy to let that consume you at times but having a community behind you, a chosen family who help and encourage you to chase your dreams, who you can share your tears and joy with is how ive been able to survive all this time so hold those around you tight and tell them you love them. i’m definitely not in a place right know where i feel confident in what’s next but knowing that im loved has helped me make peace with uncertainty and i think that’s all one could ask for. thanks for reading all this. here’s to 25!
