No one ever warned me that age 25 sneaks up on you and bites you on the ass. Hard. Or maybe they did, and I was having too much fun in my young twenties to take note. All I know is that a few months before my 25th birthday I took a cold, hard look at my life. And I freaked out.
It wasn't a small, brush-your-shoulders-off-and-fuggedaboutit freak out. It was a SERIOUSLY-WHAT-AM-I-DOING-WITH-MY-LIFE freak out.
To be specific, I had a strong and sudden reaction to the modern phenomenon known as Facebook Minifeed relentlessly broadcasting how well-traveled and resolved all of my friends (and 'friends') have become.
I took a look at my life and stripped it down to a few facts: I'm not doing anything I'm really passionate about, I don't know what I want to do with my life, and I'm still living within 5 minutes of the university I graduated from 2 years ago.
The reality: I was (am) young, I do things I am passionate about daily (including, take good care of my clever, adorable, and strong-willed American Eskimo), and I live in one of the most exciting 'areas' of the United States (The Bay area!). I work at one of the best companies to work for in the world. Most of my friends are also still figuring out where the heck their lives are going, and we're all flying by the seat of our collective pant.
I have a lot of exciting adventures unfolding. And, in fact, I want to share the shining realizations and life twists that come my way, now that I'm on my own and motivated to answer the question - Now that I'm 25 years old, what do I want to focus on?
I've boiled it down to these few things:
family
travel
spirituality
creating art / music
writing
community
As I dive into these aspects of my life, I'll document everything here --- okay, not everything -- with the modest hope of inspiring at least a few people and learning a thing or two about myself along the way.
Thanks for joining me on this journey - Your support means a lot, even if it's anonymous.
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