Luciana Faulhaber Instagram – I woke up today in complete awe that I get to be here. I never thought I would live this long. Growing up was so hard never knowing what we would have to survive the next day. I would look out of my window and wonder how life could ever be different. I couldn’t see a future. But I could dream. I wanted to be free. I wanted to see the world. I wanted go places I had only seen in books and dance with strangers on streets that didn’t speak languages I understood. I wanted to go to college. I wanted to be an actress. I wanted to fall in love and live romances like those in the movies and make friends all over the world. And I did.
As I type this today tears of joy roll down my face. I see that I kept every promised I had made to myself when I was nine year old looking out the window wondering what was out there in the world. I AM OUT THERE IN THE WORLD. And I feel so so grateful. So if you see me today and I cry know that it’s because I am so happy to be out here in this world with you.
And on this birthday as I feel the currents of my life change with this Lunar New Year, I make myself new promises I plan to keep. I want to build. I want to know what home feels like, I want to dance in cities I only saw in books with a dance partner, I want to build community, I want to start a family, I want to tell stories that will create impact with people I admire, I want to lift others up and if I have to leave them I will try my best to leave them better than I found them. And I can’t wait to do all that with you.
Thank you. So very much. For your messages, for your calls, for your hugs and kisses, for your friendship, for your community, for your love. My heart is overflowing today. 💖🥳🎂
#happybirthday #happynewyear #happynewyou #celebration | Posted on 22/Jan/2023 23:20:11
