It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn’t
know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you
will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know
where you are now.
You
start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends
that you thought you were so close to aren’t exactly the greatest people
you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of
the most important ones. What you don’t recognize is that they are
realizing that too, and aren’t really cold, catty, mean or insincere,
but that they are as confused as you. You look at your job and it is not
even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are
looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at
the bottom and that scares you.
Your
opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find
yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you
have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to
your list of what is acceptable and what isn’t. One minute, you are
insecure and then the next, secure.
You
laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and
scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling
on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is
drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay
where you are or move forward.
You
get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such
damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can’t meet anyone
decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you’re doing
this because you know that you aren’t a bad person. You go through the
same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends
about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You
worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself and
while winning the race would be great, right now you’d just like to be a
contender!
What
you may not realize is that every one reading this relates to it. We
are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we
can to figure this whole thing out.
We call it the “Quarter-life Crisis.”
---------------------------------------------------
This was sent to me via email by my friend Crystal.
I thought it was so relevant and it actually hit something inside of me.
I originally had a whole thing typed up and I was about to post it but some thing just told me to delete it all and just let everyone draw their own conclusions and let it touch them without my words guiding them.
So I hope it means something to you.
Talk to you soon,
J
No comments:
Post a Comment