college
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Focusing on the present was never my forte. I was too preoccupied by the past or the rapidly approaching future to focus on the present. I made excuses for my past mistakes while making plans for a better future. I was stuck in this dichotomy that was absolutely maddening. I felt lost in the moment.
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Dealing with change is the most difficult thing for me. I always fall back on the familiar. Old habits really do die hard. My entire academic career should have prepared me for this moment. Yet, I have never felt more unprepared or scared in my life. I was always ready for graduation. I looked forward to never
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Life as a twenty something is even more complicated than it was in my teen years. I want to refer to this as “the limbo of the lost.” I am not saying that all twenty somethings are lost. I’m saying that I am lost. I have a bachelor’s degree in a subject that I love.
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I feel invincible. Nothing can touch me now that I have left behind the awkwardness of my teen years. I have grown into the person that I want to be and there’s no one that can break my spirit. Life is good right now. I get to go out with my friends. Drink as much
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I never imagined that my adult life would be the one that I am currently living. I imagined one where I had the money to take trips, no one could tell me what to do, and that I could eat all the chocolate I wanted. I imagined a life with no rules and the freedom
Trapped In The Margins 