First of all, I'd like to know where January went. In fact, I'd like to know where the past 5 years went. The years just fly by so quickly that I haven't even realized how much I've changed.
Change.
This is one of the most important aspects of life to any twenty something. We want to change our hair, our wardrobe, our career, our drinking habits, and the list goes on. Change is important to survive. After all, it's survival of the fittest right?
So what happens when you don't change? What happens if you change too much?
The key to being a successful twenty something is to have the desire to get your shit together, but also make the excuse that you are still "young." However, you have to be old enough to drink, but not old enough to pay back student loans. Old enough to live on your own, but not old enough to pay bills. It's a constant push and pull that make these years equally exciting and dreadful.
I've definitely changed. Four years ago if you told me that I would be discussing insurance at my best friend's wedding I would have laughed right in your face. (Oh that is a brilliant story that I shall share at a later date.)
What happens though when you have changed, but it seems like nothing else around you has? You still have the same job, same (low) bank account, and seem stuck in the same place. That's the tough part. Is there a solution?
Hell if I know.
If I did this blog probably wouldn't exist. I would probably be making millions running around hacking a self-help book all about being in control of your own life. Now, I have read these kinds of self-help books, so there is zero shade in my last statement. Sometimes we all need a gentle reminder that our surroundings are out of our control. However, our emotions and how we respond to them are in ours. It's very simple, seems like common sense, but I assure you it's daily work. I'm going to end this blog with one of the oldest and well known adages of all time.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”