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A Way of Looking at October

Posted on 10/12/2025 by Khaya Ronkainen / 6 Comments

This is my way of looking at October, not just as a month, but as a state of being. A season of celebration, of stretching joy beyond a single day, of noticing ...

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BIRTHDAY THINGS: This year, I began celebrating #m BIRTHDAY THINGS: This year, I began celebrating #mybirthday last month already, even though it’s happening this week. And I intend to keep the celebration going throughout October, just because there's poetry too in reminding myself that the world is still beautiful, people are still kind and water is still wet.❣️🙏🏾

Moments & Choices, so far:

1. Bathing in sun and sand right on the shores of the Mediterranean sea.

2. Attending a free music festival, Portas do Mar Festival, in Lisbon. 

3. Ain't no mountain high enough; super grateful for my health! 

4. On indulgence and Tiramisu best served in Andorra la Vella; thanks to Irene (English version of her name) our waitress @cellerdentoni. And as for the entire meal...deliciós! 👌🏾😊

5. Inserting myself into spaces and for a change not forcing people to make room for me, but welcomed with open arms… (a wonderful experience in Toulon NOT pictured here).

6. A little more sunshine in my life.

7. Spending my actual birthday in Sardinia, the land of muses and where everyone's a poet (as Charles Dickens once declared)...I couldn’t have hoped for a better gift! 💫💝 

8. All this is to say, this is me, appreciating the person I see in the mirror. 

If you're an October baby, happy birthday to you too! I hope you find #beauty around you, in your life and from unexpected places.  🍂🌱🥂

#October #BirthMonth #CelebratingLife #Travelling #ProjectFindingBeauty
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