For my twenty-ninth birthday, I treated myself to a solo trip to the Indonesian paradise island of Bali.
But this trip to Bali was not just a tropical beach vacation. It was my glorious triumph over a lifetime of hopelessness and pain. We all give meaning to the events in our lives, and this was a very deliberate representation of my victory over self-hate, misery, and demoralization.
I fought for years and I finally won. And that is worth celebrating.
So that's exactly what I did.
Read MoreI'm thrilled to celebrate being FIVE YEARS SMOKE FREE!
Can you believe that I used to smoke? A lot?
I used to smoke so much that I thought it was an actual characteristic of my personality.
Read more to find out how I quit cold turkey without any cravings or temptation, and why I'm more badass now than I could have ever been as a smoker.
Read MoreFIRST TIME EVER ROCK CLIMBING.
And I started BIG.
On a mountain in Mae On, Thailand, I conquered my fear—my utter terror—of heights. I can't believe what I did! I feel proud and accomplished. And I learned some powerful transformational life lessons.
It was beautiful.
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