Dear friends,
It is my birthday in a week. Last year this time I received some beautiful gifts from you. Some of you gave new homes to things I loved but which no longer fit in my space. Some of you sent me words of encouragement and your dreams for me. Some of you gifted me creative licenses (money) through this platform. How lucky am I?
In an effort to keep you in the loop about how your gestures have helped me move mountains this past year, I send you this update. Thank you for being a part of my journey. Here are somethings I did this past year:
1. Levelling-up the Music Journey
After some months of total creative block I am back at it again - doing some music production classes with a friend & musician I look upto, and also classical guitar lessons, all these steps because I was bored and maxed out on what I could do on my own. And the monetary gifts I received for my birthday last year completely financed my MIDI Keyboard! Which is a such a core piece in the music production process. Thank you so friggin much!
2. One-Year Course in Expressive Arts Therapy (Jan-Dec 2024)
A form of therapy that takes help of various artistic modalities (painting, music, dance, drama, writing) to provide therapeutic relief, self-awareness and expansion of life/one's potential. Dear Kiki, dear Gigi, last year you both helped me see what I could do in this lifetime by sharing how you saw me. Here I am, a year later, on a path that feels clear to me, that you seemed to see before I could. Thank you so much for seeing me, and letting me know. So much Love.
3. Letting Go of Stuff Created So Much Room
I let go of what no longer felt right. I returned my sofa-bed that was home for 2 years. I now have more floor space. I let go of clothes that became tight to who they fit. I bought new clothes. I bought some new jewels. I will buy new lights next. The old ones are too dim. I let go of trying to make old ideas work. I made room to learn and be guided into what is next. I let people know I am fallible, in pain and imperfect. I'm trying the 'I don't know jack shit' way of life. I let go of the over preachy. I found people who meet me in the middle. I've still got room, for what feels right in the here and now.
BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR????????????
I'm going to a new city to celebrate my birthday this year. Send me wishes and blessings on the 8th of Nov. And I am so excited to share that I have created my own Birthday Gift template again this year. If you'd like to gift me this 27th, check out my wish-list here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nooralini/wishlist
I have put a general request in 3 different but equally important categories, and this birthday I ask for blessings([email protected]) or resources to help me with the mentioned things(reach out to me directly) or send straight up money through the wish-list page: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nooralini/wishlist
Thank you so much for being in my life.
Nallu