Friday, May 23, 2008
The Quarter Life Crisis
Read at your own risk.
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.
You want to settle down for good because
now all of a sudden that becomes top priority.
Getting wasted and acting like an idiot
starts to look, pathetic.
You begin to think a companion for life
is better than a hundred in the shack
and for once you would not mind standing tall
for that special someone which otherwise you had never thought of
until now.
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 single one reading this relates to it.
You are in your best of times
and your worst of times,
trying as hard as you can to figure this whole thing out.
They call it the 'Quarter-Life Crisis.'
you searched with her @ 11:54 PM
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