Here we are, getting close to to finishing another year. As I look back on this year, I can see so many things in my life that have changed and the things I’ve learned about myself.
You would think that by time you’re 50, you’d know and understand the world and it’s people. Yet, surprisingly, the older I get, the less I seem to understand.
I can remember being a child and then a teen… waiting impatiently for that magical year I would finally be a “grownup”. Then all knowledge and wisdom would be mine. I’d always know the right thing to do and how to handle any situation that came my way. Now I know that there is no magical year. Inside we’re all struggling and trying to do the best we can. Parents need to tell their children that there is no magical formula, no magical year when we suddenly have all the answers. We never have all the answers! And inside us all, is that scared child waiting to be a “grownup”.
tell me about it! i’m only 27, and i think i still have it in my head that one day, i’ll be all-knowing. i think i’ll do well to have just learned from my life lessons so far