My parents and I had a conversation about the "20's, 40's, and 60's". These ages are significant because I'd say these are the core ages in our lives where I guess, things are suppose to happen. So, I guess that's what I've decided to write about today, to entice you.
20's is where we're suppose to go to college for some years, gain knowledge and a degree.We attempt to find who we are, by trying to be multiple things we think we should be. This is the age where we can wear so many masks and actually make people believe that, is who we are. This is the core age group that is prone to getting lost. Confused ass kids who are going through that weird transition from teen to adult. The glorious thing about being 20 (or in your 20's) is that, it's okay being lost. It's totally fine not really knowing who we are right now. That's why you should utilize this time to feed into your passions, and make connections.
Unfortunately, this is also the age where it can make you or break you. Follow your gut. Nobody is going to wait up on you, if you want to make a change in your life, you have to do it now. You may feel pressured from peers and family and that's normal, but it's truly up to you if you want to use that as fuel to either motivate you or not. That's your 20's right there, pretty broad but it really is, isn't it? I'm 20 and most times I'll get so worked up on the thought that I have no idea what I'm doing. That what I'm doing right now will not matter. But I have to force myself to understand that my final form takes time. Patience is truly a virtue. I might not like who I am right now, or where I think my life is going but I have to trust the process. Trusting the process is accepting the present.
40's is where we should be in the middle of our careers, house of our own, kids of our own, opposed to worrying about others think, we're supposed to be worried about how to put food on the table and utilities. lol.
60's is where we have retired from our careers, in the same home we raised our kids in, now empty because said kids now have their own kids. And you're left with yourself.
I didn't have much to say about the 40's and 60's categories because well, I'm neither of those ages yet, so who am I to say anything about it. Other than looking forward to becoming those ages, I guess. The point I'm trying to make is that we are so caught up in our future that we tend to forget about the present. Being 20 there is so much pressure on me on who I should become in the future. Well, I don't now that version of me. All I know is the version of me that is me, right now. Present me. I think it's so important to be present. To take in who you are today. Because change is inevitable, we have to take things as they come and with that, remembering who we are at the same time. I rather compare myself to another version of me than comparing myself to anybody else. If that makes sense. Learning to be okay with the person you are today only allows you to furthermore grow into the person you strive to become. Be present. In conversations, in your work, in your breathing. Realize that your presence is a present.
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