Quarter-life Crisis.

BEING IN TWENTIES - SOMETHING

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 realizing 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're

doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One night stands and

random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an

idiot starts to look 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 every one 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...

We call it the "Quarter-life Crisis."

FATE DETERMINES WHO COMES INTO OUR LIVES.....HEART DETERMINES WHO STAYS