Happy Wednesday, writing in from Amalfi sipping on nothing special but water. Italy is incredible because there are a ton of water fountains everywhere for people and they are filled with cold clean water.
PS thank you for being patient with the newsletters as I am traveling, I promise I will make it up to you with xxxxxtra content and fun stuff when I am back to normal life less than a week :) So. Many. Fall. Recipes.
Today is my birthday eve, I am turning 24 tomorrow. The 21st night of Septemberrrrr. Each birthday that I’ve had the past few years I have realized how much more I have to learn. This is really only the beginning.
I love collecting little wisdoms that I hear from friends, family, and life in general. I have tons of scribbles here and there that I like to refer to every so often. So I thought this is the perfect day to share 24 of my favorite wisdoms for my 24th birthday, cheers.
24 WISDOMS
Don’t let the people you love walk by without telling them how you feel about them
We are more often than not comparing the worst parts of ourselves to the best parts of others. It is unequal. Comparison is the thief of joy and only happens when you aren’t living in the present moment
If the feeling of shame and embarrassment is holding you back from doing something (and that feeling is stronger than excitement), you don’t wanna do it that badly. Don’t let someone stop you from doing you
Life is all full circle. You will have highs, and eventually downs. People will leave and come back around. Nothing is constant. Just as you shouldn’t get too stuck on the downs, don’t get too obsessed with the highs. Joy lives in the present
No one that is happier than you will come down on you. You wouldn’t wanna be friends with someone who’s sitting behind a screen hating on people, so don’t let their opinions affect you. They are not worth your time
If being around someone makes you question yourself & your personality then that’s not your fault. That’s the person's energy that’s not making you feel good and welcome, choose who you surround yourself with wisely. Surround yourself with people that bring you energy and uplift you
Stop thinking about all the things you don’t have and start thinking with an abundance mindset. Thinking “I’m not happy until i have this….” is a scarcity mentality. You are chasing something impossible to reach and won’t ever feel fulfilled. Try to romanticize every point of your life
If you’re not getting out of your comfort zone what are you doing? Growth comes from discomfort. It’s called growing pains for a reason, right?
Everyone’s so quick to judge someone else but why aren’t you spending that time making yourself better? Stop worrying about everyone else
Life’s too short not to say how you actually feel. Do you really wanna waste parts of your life pretending to be someone you're not?
You may not have choices but you always have options
Get the things you don’t want to do out of the way first and you’ll feel good and motivated to do the things you want to do. Otherwise they’ll be sitting in the back of your mind holding you back from moving forward
Focus on creating a friendship with yourself
It takes bravery and courage to give yourself permission to do something different if you are not doing something fulfilling that you love
Everyone’s in their own process of healing and you can’t judge someone for being where they’re at
Words and meaning are two different things. Intention behind words differentiate meaning, stop getting caught up in the words
If EVERYONE is doing or saying the same thing, feel empowered to look the other way with curiosity and skepticism
We spend so much time complaining about what we don’t want to do versus thinking and envisioning what we do want to do
It doesn’t matter if someone checks off a bunch of boxes, it matters that they check off the most important ones to you
You don’t always have to pick a side. & even if you do, it doesn’t mean you have to tear down the opposing side
Do things out of love instead of fear - change the internal language
When you meet your own needs, you can meet the needs of others
Stop taking everything personally. Judgment is someone else projecting their own issues
No matter how educated, attractive, talented, intelligent, rich or cool you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all. Integrity is everything. There is always opportunity for kindness, take it & embrace it
Would love to hear some of your favorite wisdoms to add to this list. I have so many more and ended up combining some to fit on this list because I wanted to share, but I guess we’ll have to wait for more until my next birthday.
Stay tuned for a special birthday giveaway + recipe next week, make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss it! Have a beautiful rest of your week and I will chat with you soon with a belly full of more pizza, pasta, and aperol spritz - Ella
Happy Birthday Eve my Beautiful Daughter. Love you So Much and love the words of wisdom.
Happy birthday in Italy, Ella! <3