I have heard two things about writing: 1) it's therapeutic and 2) it helps to ensure that you'll do the things you say you will. The latter is my primary reason for beginning this "journey." Well, that and one of my very dearest friends has been trying to get me to do this for months now. I always argued with him saying that I didn't have anything to write about. Though that may be true, reality is showing me that I have a whole lot of things I can reflect upon.
The title of this journey, Growing Pains, alludes to much of the matter upon which I will be reflecting. Though I always thought I was strong enough to avoid the "quarter-life crisis" that so many young adults experience, I have found myself stuck right in the thick of one. That's right, I've been stuck for a while now - stuck in a spiral of insecurities and contradictions. Though clearly destructive to me as an individual, it has been equally destructive to the person that I love with every fiber of my being - who, for heaven only knows why, continues to love me in return. While this may sound cliche, he is the person who makes me want to be better; he is the one who truly believes in all that I can be; he is the person I admire more than anyone in this world.
So, in my great tradition of catching onto trends well after the rest of society (i.e. fashion, technology, etc.), I begin this journey to become the woman that I want to be: strong, confident, independent, full of life. I know I will get there; I've been many of these things once before - plenty of people have told me so. I cannot wait to find that person back.
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