I'm starting a new blog. I have a dozen of them already, but sometimes I just like to start over on a blank slate. I will continue to do this until blogging ceases to be in vogue (ie. the day we all communicate with ESP). The title? Because I turned 25 this year, and I hated the day. Then, the clouds cleared away and I realized that I have more options now than I've ever had my whole life. I'm finally choosing the career I want, and life is just GOOD.
My mom turned 60 a couple days ago and I called and asked her how it felt. "Old," she said. And that surprised me. People often say they still feel like a child. To be honest though, I think my mom grows more beautiful inside and out, with age. She has a bit more patience, she tries new things she wouldn't have considered years ago, she's less stressed out, her tastes are a bit more refined, and her garden is always improved. Plus she's more active than I am, running around dealing with 20 preschool kids each day. I wrote in her birthday card that when I look at her, I'm not afraid to age. I've finally embraced the fact that life is better when it's not eternal. And that's a liberating feeling.
I'm going to go post this now, and type more separate entries, because I like to compartmentalize my life (If the number of blogs I have wasn't already an indicator!)
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ooh, i know what you mean. turning 25 was kind of rough. but i think it was rough because of expectations, not so much because of anything else. i turned 27 this year and it was kind of easier. 27 doesn't seem like a big deal. i'm sure 30 will feel like the end of the world. lol. if we didn't measure time in years, we would never have these moments of angst about it. and if we didn't measure ourselves against the yardstick of our ideals, or people we envy, then it would mean even less. maybe it's best to try to think about it that way and live in the present, and also just enjoy all the different stages or just times in life without worrying about what you maybe think you should be doing or have done or whatever. at the same time birthdays are a good time to reflect on what you do want to do.
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