With Flying Colors      

Keep the hischadshus and fun spontaneity in life alive. Do something random, pick up an old hobby or find a new one. Learn a cool skill, discover an inspiring shiur, find a passion, make chesed a part of who you are, go out by yourself or with friends for a walk, Slurpees, to the beach, anywhere. Find a way to be around kids — they’re hilarious, and you won’t be able to keep yourself from being amused. Amuse yourself.

Just do something that makes you feel like you, makes you feel happy to be alive, makes you excited in the present here and now. Life has so much more to offer you if you just open your eyes to its possibilities. No one is forcing you to play the role of the victimized damsel in distress, awaiting some knight in shining armor. Choose to be the vibrant princess who lives vivaciously, knows how to laugh a little, and never gives up an opportunity to carpe diem.

As someone who hasn’t been given the ability to start a family of my own yet, connecting to a kiruv organization adds a lot of meaning and purpose to my life. So much kiruv is needed in the world, and when I’m married and building my own family, I might not be able to focus on this as much as I’d like. Doing kiruv leads to opportunities for Shabbos and Yom Tov plans, as well as being in an environment where being 27 and single doesn’t feel so old (a nice break from my usual reality).

Be confident about who you are. I wear dresses from last year, slinky skirts to the grocery store, and sometimes my hair’s in a pony and I skip the makeup. It feels good to get dressed up, but some days are sweater and slinky skirt days, and if I’m seen in public like that, so be it. I have to do what’s right for me, and that’s all I can do.