<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[MY LIFE IN A GOLDEN DECADE]]></title><description><![CDATA[MY GOLDEN DECADE]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:13:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Gods Whispers]]></title><description><![CDATA[God is within all of us. As we walk through life sometimes we can feel God is near and other times we have distanced ourselves. Currently i’m working on drawing near and building my relationship with God. With that, my connection to Him grows and His signals get louder. I’ve come to learn our intuition is really God speaking to us. Perhaps protecting us. I’ve had a few moments over the past couple months where i’ve had reservations about some of my worldly connections but didn’t know where it...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/gods-whispers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c0b59912179886ce32e3c2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:38:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Release Control to God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rock bottom is a familiar place. The path down too. Life comes and goes in seasons where some are great and then some feel like you won’t survive. That’s why if you’ve seen rock bottom once, it probably won’t be your last. Life has a way of turning upside down and using lessons to drag us through the mud. The beauty in this though, is that rock bottom is where we become fortified. You either let rock bottom swallow you whole or you survive and come out stronger. I’ve learned usually my rock...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/release-control-to-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69968d77faf2ce6cbdc7fbef</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:32:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Never Beg People to Stay, but Sometimes I Wish They Would]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first in my life I found myself reading a book and thinking “This is totally unrealistic. Relationships never play out this way.” In the book, the main character runs off to get space from the man in the book and he runs after her. He fights for her. Basically the plot of every romance book and movie ever. That’s why i’m a sucker for them… because i’ve always wanted someone to fight for me. To chase after me. This book caused me to realize it’s hard to let people go because if I let...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/i-never-beg-people-to-stay-but-sometimes-i-wish-they-would</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69705cbfaf49741ee616ff51</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:15:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Weird Year.]]></title><description><![CDATA[2025 truly felt like multiple years wrapped up in one. Or as if I lived multiple lives. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing as it definitely had its ups and downs. Every year I reflect and say there were ups and downs but boy did this year drag me in a way that could only fortify me. 	Let's begin with the fact that in January I took one of the biggest risks I've ever taken to land a job that has now made me more money than I've seen before. Is it my dream job? No. But it gifted me...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/what-a-weird-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6940ce5324d4646829cb387a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better to Be Alone than in Poor Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I finally moved into a place on my own. I’ve waited years to finally do this. Living with roommates can be fun but there’s a certain peace that comes with being on your own. I also feel like it’s very important to live alone at some point in your 20s before settling down and committing to living with someone for the rest of your life. You learn a lot about yourself being alone. Ever since I can remember i’ve had people who’ve doubted me. In high school there were people in my ear...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/better-to-be-alone-than-in-poor-company</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69214bf8343ea690e8f9bbb8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 05:38:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Time To Stop Seeing the Best in People?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have walked through life always hoping. Hoping for love. Hoping to have loyal friends. Hoping to have family that shows up for me. I have always tried to see the best in people, but i'm finally realizing that this may be to my detriment. I'm starting to learn most people aren't actually good people. Most people are hurting and as the saying goes, "Hurt people, hurt people". The majority of people choose not to work on healing their wounds so they go around manipulating, playing games, and...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/is-it-time-to-stop-seeing-the-best-in-people</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68eeb90ba71bf0378377e5c2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:40:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And all of a sudden she no longer wanted to be perceived… but there was a time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I fear my frontal lobe is developing. All of a sudden wearing tiny tops, posting provocatively on Instagram, and crashing out on TikTok...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/and-all-of-a-sudden-she-no-longer-wanted-to-be-perceived-but-there-was-a-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c8d4d841aaadb672418f9c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 03:20:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Answered Prayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past two years i’ve thought a lot about the concept of living answered prayers. Often we get so caught up in the cycle of...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/living-answered-prayers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a7ae07e2068201925acefe</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:41:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Gratitude in the Luxury That I Took for Granted]]></title><description><![CDATA[I feel like one of the luckiest girls in the world. As I sat on a boat off the coast of an island in Croatia with 11 new friends from my...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/finding-gratitude-in-the-luxury-that-i-took-for-granted</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687d5d44ec4f2b31889f2e43</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:21:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will you regret anything 30 years from now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m sitting at gate 153 in LAX waiting to board yet another flight. Two years after my first Eurosummer trip I am now returning to do it...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/will-you-regret-anything-30-years-from-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68520e9aaa56dbe5c6ab372b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:11:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Peace that Comes with Indifference]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all go through difficult things. Trauma, family troubles, heartbreak, grief. That’s life. With every low comes a high though. Life...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/the-peace-that-comes-with-indifference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682e5d574a56371487deeed9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 23:38:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does it get better?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I turned 23 and the impending doom of an existential crisis hit once again. I feel like I am free falling through space with...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/does-it-get-better</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6802b9cd6d6c2cb05e094d20</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:02:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Left Unsaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month I wrote a piece about Valentine's Day and doing long distance. I meant to go back and make a small edit saying that, last...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/everything-left-unsaid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67df75586800077ef7edc6c6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:15:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Long Distance Valentine's Day ]]></title><description><![CDATA[First off, Happy Valentine's and Galentines to all my readers. For the first time in my life I am celebrating in a long (medium?)...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/a-long-distance-valentine-s-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67994e4e370e8fe21e847bf5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:55:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Years of My Life in a Golden Decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I realized it has been 5 years since I started this blog I honestly had no words. I started this blog as a little 17 year old with...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/5-years-of-my-life-in-a-golden-decade</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67898fac8b40164dc4721826</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:23:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Kids Are So Loved Already]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm glad this topic is becoming talked about more these days but I think we should continue to spread the word about generational...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/my-kids-are-so-loved-already</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f5ea36c8d51068258b8e95</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:01:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Life is Falling Apart it is Really Falling into Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past month has been super chaotic for me. I thought everything in my life was falling apart. Work became a toxic enviroment that no...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/when-life-is-falling-apart-it-is-really-falling-into-place</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6737ed664886b5ea3c62d41f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:09:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I Have Learned Anything in my 20s...]]></title><description><![CDATA["Ah the panic years..." Do you recognize this quote? It references the panic of our 20s. The panic to be perfect. To post the perfect...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/if-i-have-learned-anything-in-my-20s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f5c9e0afcaa55c1c55f125</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Are Divinely Led]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month I took a trip back to Finland for the first time since I left a year ago. The whole thing felt like a fever dream because at...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/you-are-divinely-led</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f20eb0189d8d42910c6be1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:58:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Will Never Have a Hot Girl Summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[If this spring taught me anything it’s that I am anything but casual. And oh my goodness I wanted to be able to be the queen of casual so...]]></description><link>https://eriika0204.wixsite.com/mylifeinagoldendecae/post/why-i-will-never-have-a-hot-girl-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bd1b1a687b4131639fe475</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:14:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eriika Passi</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>