22 Things I Know At 22 - by Tara Monjazeb - Devotions
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Post-birthday thoughts
I turned 22 on Tuesday. It was a wonderful day. I took myself to breakfast at my favorite pancake place. Usually eating alone around others made me feel the weight of my aloneness, but I was oddly comfortable. I read my book and ate my breakfast and listened as the cafe played the same B-side Clario song I had paused before heading inside. It felt like something bigger than a coincidence, a birthday wish from the heavens, a reminder of the presence of something bigger than I am. My friends came over for tea and cake, and they all brought flowers for me. I cooked dinner and called my best…
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