Here’s to 24 Years Around The Sun

Birthday Tribute — A Collection of Things I Have Learned & The Woman I Am Becoming

Kayla Orlando
5 min readAug 1, 2022

Last Months Update:

Photo by Ian Stauffer on Unsplash

24 lovely years on this Earth. Discovering who I am, who I’m not, what being a friend, lover, and creative means to me, I learned to trust my intuition, I learned to be more playful and carefree in spirit. Life was never that serious. I have taken so much time for myself, digging up my shadow. I have found more than the trauma I have held onto, but also the passion and creative freedom I have held myself back from. I have learned that your shadow does not just carry things you need to work through or let go of… it is also where your inner child hides to play. Where your talents, passions, and childlike expressions lie. The best parts of ourselves that we water down and wait until we are given the “okay” by society to finally let it free. It doesn’t matter how old you are, the world can swallow you whole. Forgetting the drive, the passion, and the purpose along the way.

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Kayla Orlando

Artist of Words | Mindfulness & Self Improvement✨ | “Every Great Dream Begins With a Dreamer ” ~ Μεράκι