#purposedPIVOT #theturndown #donotdistrub #turnoffthenoise #newyearnewyou This year is the first year in my adult life that I've celebrated my birthday on my birthday. It was an amazing feeling to wake up to the sounds of the ocean and not feel pressed to tap into outside noise. Even in that beautiful moment on my beautiful life celebration day, life happened. Something designed to be hurtful and embarrassing was used to remind me of my own inner growth and personal accountab