hola Reader!

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this past Sunday May 10th was my birthday AND Mother's Day here in Canada

and though it felt like a bit of an emotional rollercoaster of a weekend

i got pedicures with my sister, went to a baseball game (we won 14-1 👏), and painted pottery for the first time

it was also a lovely, leisurely birthday weekend and exactly what i was craving 🎂

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also massive THANK YOU to everyone who replied to my last email - your words truly help validate that my words matter and my voice is not evaporating into the void!

and i super appreciate all of your well wishes, condolences and birthday vibes so much! 🤍

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okay without further ado, here are my 3 + 7 lessons by 37: birthday edition:

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1. Having needs doesn't make me "needy"

Wanting things, needing things, and asking for things are all perfectly normal parts of being human, and I deserve to let people show up for me!

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2. Other people's happiness is not my responsibility.

But it is *beautiful* when I get to contribute to it!

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​3. When I do what I want, I get what I want!

I'm actively rewriting my beliefs around this one - but as a Projector in Human Design, leaning into this has made all the difference for my energy and my productivity!

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​4. I can do hard things!

And they're almost never as hard, complicated, or overwhelming as they seem before I (finally) start!

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​5. Just because I could do more, doesn't mean I'm not doing enough.

Read that one again. Slowly. 👆

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6. People can only ever meet me at the level they've already met themselves.

And that's completely okay. The more I sit with that truth, the more I save myself from unnecessarily taking things personally and creating mind drama where there doesn't need to be any!

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​7. Grief and gratitude can co-exist.

If anything, they might even be different sides to the same coin ... and how beautiful it is to be able to have the capacity for so much love that grief can even exist in the first place 💕

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​8. Everything is happening FOR me, not to me.

It might not always feel that way in the moment - but every time I look back, the things that didn't go the way I envisioned have unfolded into something far more magical than I ever could have conceptualized ✨

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​9. "No" is a complete sentence.

And every "no" also creates space for a "yes" that I actually want!

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​10. Luxury, to me, = leisure

Maybe it's my Sun and Venus in Taurus. Maybe it's the whole Projector in Human Design thing. Maybe it's being one year closer to being an older single lady who lives alone with her cats 😂

Whatever it is - slow mornings, a spacious calendar, zero rushing, eating slowly and actually enjoying my food one fork at a time, lazy afternoons that roll into chill evenings ... that's luxury to me!

(Egyptian cotton sheets and silky robes don't hurt either though!) 😌✨

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So there you have it - my 10 birthday lessons!

Honestly, I originally had grand overachiever plans to come up with 37 lessons by 37 …

but for time and capacity's sake we're going with 3 + 7 (= 10) by 37 😂

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Did any of these resonate with you?

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Hit reply and let me know - I really truly love hearing from you and reply to every one of you! (and your answer might help my low capacity brain focus on the theme for my next email so thank you in advance!) 🤍

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with birthday cake energy and so much love,

PS if any of these lessons landed and you're feeling called to feel supported by my actual human voice, - my WOW Membership weekly pep talk & loving reminders voice note drops tomorrow - come take a peek! 💕

hola, i'm Kerri Leigh 💕 Self Love & Transformational Travel Coach + Catalyst guiding sensitive souls to follow their happy and live a (guilt free) life on purpose too! ✨ instagram | 2026 Journal Prompts | Dream ​Life Workshop ✨ join the WOW Membership 💕for weekly vibe checks & loving reminders to celebrate your WINS so you feel productive & proud!

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