25 things I have learned in 25 years

I'm 25 today. Here's some of the most important lessons I have learned in my life.

XOXO, Karissa

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[szmarquesa]

Sometimes it's good to just be a girl, exist and be beautiful

[rottenette]

"if you need to be held, go outside" is the realest thing ive ever heard

[cloudy.]

i just realised life isn’t about achieving goals. i think we got that idea from social media, especially tik tok .. that we always have to have a goal and everything you do should have a meaning. what’s important is the lessons we learn in the process of achieving these goals. it happened so many times for me to end up feeling unsatisfied right after i achieved a goal i had for years. and the reason is because i just thought about the outcome and i didn’t learn any lessons, i stayed the same. we blindly follow and strive to be the best version to the point we lose ourselves on the way.

[heathershez]

As a girl who has just turned 18 and wants to be a writer and more intune with myself spiritual and creatively, this video was so so lovely to watch! Thank you for giving us your precious advice Karissa and hope you had a lovely birthday angel!

[raquellawlitet]

1:50 intuition ~ anxiety
2:55 not everyone will like you
3:24 environment affects everything make sure you have safe roots
4:06 social media
5:29 aging is a priviligde
6:10 becoming prettier is not confidence
7:26 you are not your achievements
8:00 you can only control your actions
9:08 absolutely everything is happening for you
10:25 your relationship with yourself
11:05 being fearless is not having no fear, but being courageous in spite of that
11:42 communication
13:06 two chances is enough
13:54 my creativity is my guide
15:17 sensitivity is a great power
15:57 nature nurtures
16:59 we are not designed to carry the load of guilt
17:56 growth can only come when you get out of your comfort zone
18:47 travelling is crucial
19:48 listen to your body
20:34 I am more than one lifetime
21:42 being weird is the best compliment
22:02 consumerism will never fill that void
23:22 envy and gratitude cannot co-exist

[GioGio-fqvl]

Watching this video after having lost a friend to a terminal illness just a few days ago. He was only 28 years old and had such a vibrant energy, such a light, so much talent and potential. You're right when you say getting old is a privilege. Like you, it always scared me, the idea of losing my "beauty", whatever that might mean. Now I finally understand that getting old, and watching your loved ones grow old with you, is a honor and a privilege.

[Lili-vcn]

I’m 17 ~ Karissa, you inspire me so much! Hope i can be like you when i’m 25 ! 💓

Happy birthday<3

[emilietarman]

As a fellow woman who also just turned 25 in December, this was so refreshing and helpful. I love your content and how your spirit shines through so brightly ❤️

[hannahoconner]

You made me wanna make a list but watching this video, I’ve learned all the same things.
I’m turning 19 the day after tomorrow and I’ve been so worried about getting older but I know I shouldn’t worry because beauty comes with all ages.

[TheYazmanian]

5:56 as a 41 year old woman, I concur. Even though I know why we feel the pressure, it's still there. Aging has been difficult for me, emotionally and mentally. It's a stark reminder of how fleeting all of this life is

[hexgirlveronica]

On #12, the biggest thing I learned now that I'm 22 is to ask myself "Are you holding people to rules that you didn't communicate to them? Are you holding them to an ultimatum that you haven't spoken to them about?" and really check myself and force myself to communicate haha. Another big rule that I'm constantly trying to enforce with myself is to ignore subtext!! I need to ignore passive aggression, if someone has something they want to say they can say it clearly or not at all. I'm not going to sit here and decipher someone's motives or feelings when they refuse to be upfront about something.

[loliiiban]

Omg it's my birthday too
Twin's!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US 💗💗💗💗

[alskyng]

you're such an amazing person, its always an honor learn with you! 💌 tysm and happy birthday 🎉

[TainadaSilvaDias]

Happy birthday karissa! I hope you feel the love I'm sending you and that this new cycle of your life is full of blessings and achievements! I feel so connected to you through the community you've created with your social media that I feel like a close friend of mine is having a birthday (it's crazy how that's possible). I hope you achieve everything you want and that you do everything in your own time and with a lot of passion for whatever it is. 🎀✨️🎀

[julijavukadin]

i feel like when i get old I'll finally be free and full of wisdom and that wisdom will be the biggest thing that I'll cherish and not beuty in patriarchal way, my wrinkles will be the proof that i smiled and enjoyed life

[the.crescentmoon]

I’m going to be 19 this summer and I was so so stuck into trying to do all these things so I could meet my families expectations for me and I realized I wasn’t doing what I really wanted. Right now I just wanna focus on saving and moving forward with things that make me happy. This video helped me realize that’s what my intuition wants. You’ve even inspired me to start a yt channel. Thank you ❤

[AdventuresInMyaLand]

I’m turning 25 this year too and I feel like I learned so much through these years compared to my childhood or even teenage self

[moonlite]

the 25 things 🪄
1. Anxiety sprints, intuition glides
2. Not everyone is going to like you, and that’s okay
3. Environment affects everything, make sure you have safe roots 🌱
4. Social media is a highlight reel
5. Aging is a privilege
6. Becoming “prettier” doesn’t make you more confident
7. Don’t define yourself by your achievements
8. The only thing you can control is your actions & your perspective
9. Absolutely everything is happening for you, and if you give it time, you’ll see it too
10. Your relationship with yourself is the one that needs the most nurture
11. Being fearless is not having no fear, but being courageous in spite of it
12. Communication breeds trust, lack of communication breeds resentment
13. Two chances is enough
14. My creativity is my guide
15. Sensitivity is a superpower, but with great power comes great responsibility
16. Nature nurtures, it is a mother to all. If you need to be held, go outdoors ☀
17. We are not designed to carry the load of guilt, regret or shame
18. Growth can only happen if you step out of your comfort zone (whether you step willingly or are pushed forward with force)
19. Traveling is crucial, it brings lessons that cannot come forward if you’re standing still
20. Listen to your body, it keeps the score
21. We carry more than one lifetimes within us, I am a mere product of everyone in my bloodline who came before me
22. Being called weird is a huge compliment
23. Consumerism will never fill that void, nor will it carve out your identity
24. Envy and gratitude cannot co-exist
25. I am not my flesh, I am my spirit. I am not my ego, I am my soul 🌟

[aengeleur]

Each day my love for her just continues to grow. Whenever I look at her, I see myself. Karissa, I wish you the happiest birthday and thank you so much for making me slowly love my sensitivity and embrace my femininity. I love you and wish you nothing but the best <3

[Swetener]

Karissa you're the woman i want to be like when I become older🥹you inspire me so much