Damn I am finally twenty, took me long enough, Here is some
> advice
> > or
> > > thoughts really.
> > >
> > >
> > > They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going
> > > along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many
> > > things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like.
> > > You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a
> > > year or two, but then get scared because you barely know
> > > where you are now.
> > > You start real izing that people are selfish and that, maybe,
> > > those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't
> > > exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the
> > > people you have lost touch with are some of the most
> > > important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are
> > > realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or
> > > insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
> > > You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you
> > > thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a
> > > job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the
> > > bottom and that scares you.
> > > Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are
> > > doing and find yourself judging more than usual because
> > > suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your
> > > life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is
> > > acceptable and what isn't.
> > >
> > > One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You
> > > laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel
> > > alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the
> > > enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but
> > > soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away,
> > > and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move
> > > forward.
> > > You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you
> > > loved could do such damage to you.Or you lie in bed and
> > > wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you
> > > want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but
> > > love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are
> > > doing this because you know that you a ren't a bad person.
> > >
> > > One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap.
> > > Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to lo ok pathetic.
> > > You go through the same emotions and questions over and
> > > over, and talk with your friends about the same topics
> > > because you cannot seem to make a decision.
> > >
> > > You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for
> > > yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now
> > > you'd just like to be a contender!
> > > What you may not realize is that everyone reading this
> > > relates to it.
> > > We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as
> > > hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.
> > > Send this to your twenty something friends.... maybe it will
> > > help someone feel like they aren't alone in their state of
> > > confusion.....
> > > GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US!!