Call it late-20’s introspection or a quarter-life crisis, but the candles don’t fit on the cake anymore.
1. Rule ’em out!
For a quarter of my life, I thought things had to ‘be a certain way’ because people said so. I’m glad that quarter’s over, cause you know what the best part of growing older is? Ruling out the so-called ‘rules’ and making your own.
2. It’s-just-a-number
No, really, it’s true what they say. There’s a whole list of things you might’ve not accomplished versus a whole lot that you have. Things happen, deadlines change and it’s really okay if your goals happen to get pushed by a few years.
3. The short films lead to the big picture
Micro goals and micro habits, one day at a time, form the big picture eventually, consistency is ✨everything✨
4. Dream, Doubt, Dream
And do it all over again. 20-somethings are not strangers to existential/mid-youth crises — let the doubts arise, over and over, but don’t let the dream cease.
5. Can’t catch ‘em all
(Only a 90’s kid would reference Pokemon). I’ve learnt that no matter how hard you try, you can’t keep everyone in your life and that those…
