Reflections on Being 23

I completed 23 years around the sun three months ago, and though I’m not where I expected to be, I feel like I’ve gained some valuable lessons during this time. Which is why I wanted to share these simple, yet powerful reflections.

I feel like it’s always good to reflect on the past year. I like to do this around my birthday every year. It’s also a way for me to document everything and then see how far I’ve come when I look back on my reflections.

–Being a Young Adult isn’t Always Sunshine and Rainbows–

Life is a grind. It ends up being a grind towards your passions but also towards shit that you don’t totally love. I’m constantly telling myself that nothing good comes easy because great shit doesn’t just mysteriously fall into your lap. If you want to see a change in an area of your life or progress at all, then you need to execute.

–Time Really is Precious–

I remember being in high school and wanting to be in college or my early 20’s so bad so I could have my own place, drive my own car, not have to follow rules, or be in school. And then I remember being in college and thinking how badly I couldn’t wait to graduate. Now I’m like holy shit, I’m already 24, I’m in my mid-twenties and it scares the shit out of thinking that 30 is six years away. Time only speeds up, and I wish I would have appreciated the present moment a lot more in high school and in college. Rather than trying to rush through everything; enjoy it while it lasts.

–Having Supportive People in Your Life Makes all The Difference–

I’m fortunate to have a close group of friends I can always rely on, while also having a supportive and loving mom, and boyfriend who always wants the best for me and will bend over backwards to make sure that happens. If I didn’t have people in my life who I could turn to, I would need like five or more therapists, who I would then beg to be my best friends. Friends, family members, and loved ones who make you a better person, constantly lift you up, tell you how it is without sugarcoating it, and loving you at your worst are the kinds of people who you should be giving your energy to. People who make you feel insecure or bring you down, are people who need to be cut out immediately. Time is too precious to waste it on people who don’t love you the way you deserve to be loved.

Keeping it short and to the point with these reflections. Do any of these resonate with you?

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xx, Aubrianna

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