Starting Today
Simon Hamp
Software Engineer
This article was originally published on Medium. I now exclusively publish here.
Starting Today
I’m 30 today. Some would say I’m past my prime. But I can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of positivity towards the rest of my life.
The first 30 years have been filled with growth, learning, angst, pressure and a bundle of other wonderfully weird things (and people).
At this self-made milestone I feel like a bottled whisky. A tasty and wonderful opportunity now lies ahead.
And the things I want to do? Keep growing, learning, having awkward moments, being put under pressure. Why?
Well those things got me this far, and here isn’t a bad place at all.
It’ll be different though. That’s the thing about life, it’s cumulative. It’s not a bunch of resets. It’s a growing collection of experiences.
So here’s to (at least) 30 more years of experiences.
