Fall has begun. The cooler weather has brought the changing of the leaves. Fall vegetables are everywhere, even in lattes. I can drive with the windows down and music loud. It is without a doubt the most wonderful time of the year. And as another October 5th passes, I turn one more year older.
There is something different about this year. I have not quite been able to put my finger on it, but today it hit me! I am getting old, I have begun my late twenties. And not old as in my body is giving out or all my hair is going to fall out (but I swear it is coming out in chunks :/ ) but i just no longer feel like I have the vibrancy and excitement I did earlier in my twenties. That loss makes me sad. I remember having the conversations with my best friend and asking her when will we feel like we are no longer children? I always assumed it would be when I got married or had kids, nope! 27 is my answer.
I spent the earlier part of my twenties at work at the sacrifice of my social life. I worked 50+ hours on a weekly basis and left little time to enjoy the world at my feet. People say your twenties is the time to figure out yourself. I feel like I really did, just not in the way I had expected. I decided work was not going to be my life. I decided I wanted to do something where I could make the world a bit brighter. I figured it out.
So as I begin the 27th year of life, I plan to use all the knowledge I have gained and go back to the mindset of my young twenties and really fall in love with this life. I will treat the world as my oyster and enjoy the greatest part of it, the people. I will find beautiful things to rejoice in and I will handle the tough stuff with dignity and grace.
Needless to say, I think the best is yet to come. Thank you for taking this ride with me.
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