HOW I SPENT MY BIRTHDAY IN MELBOURNE
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the speaker reflects on their birthday, expressing how it unexpectedly snuck up on them this year. They share details about spending time with a friend, giving gifts, getting a massage, and planning an evening with a special person. Reflecting on past birthdays, the speaker discusses how they’ve grown more content with age, embracing life’s moments without the pressure of societal expectations. They express happiness, gratitude, and a sense of fulfillment, wishing viewers the same joy and contentment in their lives.
Takeaways
- 🎉 The speaker is celebrating their birthday but feels unprepared for it this year.
- 🧑🤝🧑 They spent the morning with a close friend and exchanged gifts, which felt a bit strange since it was their birthday.
- 💆♀️ They booked a last-minute massage as a treat and are looking forward to it.
- 💑 The speaker has a date planned for the evening with someone special to continue the birthday celebration.
- 🤝 Over the next week, they have several catch-ups planned with friends to extend their birthday celebrations.
- 📅 The speaker reflects on their last birthday, which was spent in Scotland and planned around a special trip to Edinburgh.
- ⛪ Last year, they visited Rosslyn Chapel and made a video about their experience, which created lasting memories.
- 🎂 They share thoughts on aging, mentioning how their 30th birthday was the hardest because it marked the end of their 20s.
- 😌 This year, the speaker feels content with their life, living in Melbourne, owning their place, and being happy with their business and relationships.
- 🙏 The speaker expresses gratitude for their current state of happiness and wishes the same contentment for others.
Q & A
What is the speaker's general attitude towards celebrating birthdays?
-The speaker values celebrating birthdays and typically plans ways to treat themselves on their special day. They view it as an important occasion worth celebrating.
How did the speaker feel about their birthday this year compared to previous years?
-The speaker felt less prepared this year, mentioning that their birthday seemed to sneak up on them. They only started thinking about how to celebrate a few days before.
How did the speaker start their birthday this year?
-The speaker spent the morning with one of their best friends, going out for brunch and exchanging gifts. Interestingly, they gave their friend a gift, even though it was the speaker's birthday.
What unique experience did the speaker mention regarding giving a gift on their birthday?
-The speaker found it a bit unusual to give someone a gift on their own birthday, but they enjoyed the experience.
What plans did the speaker have for the second half of their birthday?
-The speaker had scheduled a massage and a date with a special person to spend the evening with.
How does the speaker typically celebrate their birthday over the course of a week?
-The speaker often extends their birthday celebrations for a full week, catching up with different friends rather than limiting the celebration to just one day.
What memorable experience did the speaker have on their birthday last year?
-Last year, the speaker was in Edinburgh, Scotland, where they received many messages from friends around the world. Despite being alone, they felt special due to the love and attention from others.
How does the speaker feel about getting older, particularly in relation to past birthdays?
-The speaker used to feel anxious about getting older, especially when they turned 30, realizing they would never be in their 20s again. However, they now feel more content and less pressured by age.
What shift in perspective has the speaker experienced in terms of life achievements and age-related pressure?
-The speaker used to feel pressure to achieve certain milestones by a specific age, but now they feel more relaxed and content with where they are in life. They no longer worry about meeting expectations tied to their age.
What is the speaker's overall message to their audience on their birthday?
-The speaker wishes for everyone to feel as happy, content, and satisfied with life as they do. They emphasize the importance of reaching a state of contentment and gratitude in life.
Outlines
🎉 Reflecting on a Surprising Birthday
The speaker expresses that their birthday unexpectedly crept up on them this year. Usually, they plan ahead to treat themselves, but this time they only started considering what to do a few days ago. They describe how they spent the morning with a close friend, exchanged gifts, and then prepared for a massage appointment. They are excited about the evening, which includes spending time with a special person, and mention that they often celebrate their birthday for an entire week with different friends, believing that a birthday deserves more than just one day.
📱 Memories of Last Year’s Birthday in Scotland
The speaker reminisces about celebrating their birthday last year in Scotland. They fondly recall waking up in Edinburgh and being greeted by heartfelt messages from friends worldwide, despite being physically alone. They had meticulously planned the trip around their birthday, which included an Outlander tour and a visit to Rosslyn Chapel. The speaker highlights the significance of creating special memories and experiences for themselves, feeling grateful for the love and connection received during that time.
🌟 Embracing Age and Contentment
The speaker reflects on their changing relationship with aging, particularly recalling how their 30th birthday was emotionally challenging as it marked the end of their 20s. Over the years, they've come to terms with getting older and now feel content with their life in Melbourne, owning their home, and being surrounded by supportive friends and family. The pressure to achieve certain milestones by specific ages has faded, and the speaker no longer feels the anxiety of 'keeping up.' They now focus on appreciating their current happiness and no longer feel like they are failing because they haven't ticked off everything on a 'bucket list.'
💖 Wishing Happiness for Everyone
The speaker concludes by expressing their deep sense of happiness and fulfillment in life. They no longer feel the need to achieve more to find contentment, and they encourage others to reach a similar state of satisfaction. The speaker conveys that they are already happy with life as it is and anticipate even more joy in the future. They wish everyone the same happiness and contentment that they feel, seeing it as a priceless achievement in life before signing off.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Birthday
💡Self-reflection
💡Aging
💡Contentment
💡Pressure to achieve
💡Friendship
💡Gratitude
💡Massage
💡Melbourne
💡Past vs. Present
Highlights
The speaker reflects on the importance of celebrating one's birthday, acknowledging the special nature of the day.
This year, the speaker feels less prepared for their birthday and mentions how it crept up unexpectedly.
Despite the unexpectedness, the speaker spent the morning with a close friend, enjoying brunch and exchanging gifts.
The speaker notes the unusual experience of giving a gift to someone else on their own birthday.
A massage was scheduled last-minute, which the speaker looks forward to as a treat, especially since they used to get massages regularly.
The speaker plans to spend the evening with someone special, looking forward to continuing the celebration.
The speaker often extends their birthday celebrations over a week, catching up with friends over multiple days.
Reflecting on last year's birthday, the speaker fondly recalls celebrating in Edinburgh, Scotland, receiving messages from friends worldwide.
Last year, the speaker organized a special trip to Scotland, aligning it with their birthday for a memorable experience.
A visit to the Rosslyn Chapel during the trip was a particularly special and beautiful memory from the previous year.
The speaker discusses the emotional challenge of turning 30, realizing they would no longer be in their twenties.
Over the years, the speaker has become more accepting of aging, finding peace with adding a year to their age each birthday.
The speaker expresses happiness and contentment with their life, feeling secure in their current situation in Melbourne.
The speaker no longer feels pressure to meet societal expectations or timelines for success, feeling liberated from those anxieties.
The speaker expresses profound gratitude and satisfaction with their life, wishing others could experience the same happiness and contentment.
Transcripts
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hello everybody and happy birthday to me
I'm usually a lot more prepared when my
birthday comes around because I try to
plan different things different ways to
kind of treat myself and to celebrate my
special day one day a year you get your
special day so it's um it's h i feel
like it's important to uh to celebrate
that day but this year I feel like it's
really did sneak up on
me and I didn't really like it's I'm
still not fully okay with the fact that
it is my birthday today and so I only
started kind of thinking about what I
wanted to do a few days ago and um I
spent the morning with one of my best
friends he came over and we went out for
branch and we had a lovely chat he gave
me a present and I also gave him a
present because he his birthday is 4
days after mine and I will not see him
in 4 days I don't know if you've ever
done it in your life but it is a bit of
a weird sensation when you approach
someone on your birthday and you give
them a gift it's kind of a weird
experience like it's my birthday hello
here's a gift for you but it was really
really fun and I I'm glad that I got to
spend um the first half of the day with
him and then another thing I'm managed
to book for myself very last last kind
of uh last moment was a massage so I
need to leave in eight
minutes to go get my massage um so I I
am looking forward to that I haven't had
a massage in a while I used to get them
regularly when I lived in Brisbane so uh
um yeah this definitely will be will be
a treat and after that I have a date so
I have a very very beautiful special
Human coming over tonight and we're
going to spend the evening together so
that's when I managed to organize and
and um and do for my for my birthday so
I still have the second half of the day
to celebrate and be celebrated and um
yeah and I'm very very excited for that
I also have quite a few catch-ups
scheduled for the next seven days with
different friends I usually kind of you
know if I don't have a party or even if
I do actually um I like to treat my
birthday as at least a week of a
celebration and catch up with different
friends in that time because you know
let's be honest a birthday deserves a
lot more than just a day it's a it
should be at least a week but I do
remember very
distinctly what I was doing last last
year for my birthday because I was in
Scotland I woke up in Edinburgh and the
first thing I did was just check my
phone and there were all these beautiful
messages from all my different friends
all over the world and it just it was so
amazing even though I was alone and I
was in Scotland and there was nobody
around who knew about my birthday I
still kept getting all this love flowing
to me from different people all over the
world so that felt absolutely special so
last year I did L was a lot more
organized because I specifically booked
my Scotland trip around my birthday so
that I knew that I would before my
birthday in Edinburgh and two days later
I had the Outlander tour booked it was
like really lovely that coincidentally
it was so close to my birthday like the
was happening so close to my birthday so
that I could arrange the whole trip and
other activities so that I was there for
my birthday yeah yes I had that lovely
lovely day in edin BR last year and I
treated myself to a little afternoon
trip to the rosling chapel which was
very very special and beautiful and I
made a whole video about that last year
so it was good to create that kind of
special memory and an experience for
myself and there is one more thing that
I'm kind of really I guess thinking
about and processing this year around my
birthday because when your birthday
comes around one of the things you
typically think about or I think about
is the whole is the whole getting older
you know what I used to worry about that
uh I think the most difficult birthday
in my life was my 30th when I realized
that I would never ever ever be 20
something again that was very difficult
to accept and sort of stomach because I
had spent at that point I had spent half
of half of my life am I right no no big
ch of my life being 20 something and I
was just identifying so strongly with
that you know beautiful young age and
then when I realized that this would
never ever ever be the case like I would
never ever be some 20 something again
that was a
bit harsh of a reality that hit me at
that point well it is now many years
later
and you know like when my birthday comes
around when I realize oh like I need to
add
one to my age now and called myself the
next kind of you know higher figure
higher number still when it comes to my
age it doesn't worry me anymore like
I I really you know it's really true for
me anyways that with age I
lose a lot of facts to give or I have
just less and less facts to give about
things and at this stage I feel like I
am in such a good place I am so happy I
live where I where I want to be I live
in Melbourne which is such a blessing
because this is like my favorite place
in the world I own my place I am feeling
very secure very happy I'm very
comfortable my business is doing well I
have my amazing friends around me I feel
so loved I feel very close to my family
even though they are in Europe like I'm
still very very close with them I really
don't feel that much of a pressure
around
achieving certain things anymore I guess
that whole pressure around age for many
years was for me about feeling like I
need to keep up with a certain schedule
I need to achieve certain things by by a
certain age and if I don't then I'm
failing and um and then hence every
birthday is like another announcement
okay you're failing even more because
now you're older and you still haven't
ticked all those boxes on your to-do
list or on your bucket list and so you
are even more of a failure now this year
I don't feel that anymore I
feel just excited about not
worrying
about achieving anything anymore I
finally got to the place in my life
where I feel just so content and So
Satisfied and happy with how things are
right now now if nothing was to change
like I would be like I would consider
that a really good life things will keep
getting better and better but I'm
already feeling such extreme level of
joy and gratitude and appreciation for
my life and satisfaction with exactly
how things are and it's a really
wonderful place to be without that
constant pressure and that constant
voice saying you need to do more you're
failing or you're not good enough you
know you still need to do these things
in order to get to the point
where you can be happy I'm already very
happy and I will only keep getting
happier so for my birthday I wish all of
you to feel as happy and content and
satisfied as you can be in life because
feeling that is a completely is a
completely Priceless thing to um and a
Priceless
point to get to in life all right I
really need to go bye
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