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How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?

Oh darling… if life were a still photograph, I think I’d have stayed nineteen forever — dramatic, fearless, convinced I had everything figured out (and absolutely didn’t).

But time has a funny way of gently rearranging your furniture.

The big moments — the heartbreaks, the moves, the losses, the wins, the nights that changed everything — they don’t shout when they arrive. They slip in quietly, sit beside you, and before you know it, your whole perspective has shifted.

When I was younger, I thought life was all about chasing the next thing.

The next city.

The next dream.

The next version of myself.

Now I realise it’s more about noticing the things that were already there.

I notice how my parents’ laughter feels louder when I’m home.

How a simple cup of tea can hold more comfort than any fancy cocktail ever could.

How some memories ache in the sweetest way — like old songs you don’t skip because they remind you of who you were.

Time has softened me in places.

Sharpened me in others.

It’s taught me that not everything needs fixing.

That some chapters are meant to end without explanations.

That growth isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s just choosing peace over chaos.

The big life events used to scare me.

Now I see them as signposts.

Not telling me where to go — just reminding me I’m moving.

And the passing of time?

It’s no longer something I race against.

It’s something I walk alongside.

Because every year adds another layer, another lesson, another sparkle of wisdom beneath the glitter.

I may not be the girl I was at sixteen…

But honestly?

I like this version a lot better.

More grounded.

More grateful.

Still fabulous.

Life doesn’t get smaller with time — it gets deeper.

And I wouldn’t trade that for anything.

Stay fabulous,
Luce 💋