Day Two Hundred and Twenty Five: Youthful

I am only twenty four.

I need to remind myself of this every day. Why?

Because I have incredible friends and I live in an incredible world.

See, I have amazing friends who are doing amazing things. They’re part of big companies, work for important people, are in the Olympics, are actresses getting amazing reviews and talented singers. I know gifted artists, dedicated teachers, skilled craftsmen and amazing computer nerds.

I also live in a time filled with incredible things. The five year old I watch can read middle grade level books already. A girl from my high school has like five gold medals for swimming and she just graduated. I read an article about a sixteen year old girl who got a book deal after writing stories in her room and sharing them online.

When I was sixteen, my biggest worry was how much time I had to eat dinner between class and theater (about twenty minutes.) Or whether or not the guy I liked would talked to me (he didn’t.) Or what anime to watch in anime club that week (Tri-Gun.)

Now I’m twenty four and I’m feeling the pressure to do something great. Yeah, I have three degrees (useless or versatile, you pick) and I have an amazing boyfriend and awesome roommate. I have my own apartment and a dog and I’m a manger. But I still feel like I haven’t done anything, you know, great.

But I’m only twenty four. And what I’m doing right now, I love. I really love.

I think I still have a few years to figure out where I’m going.

Challenge to my Readers:

Everyone is young at heart. It’s never too early, and never too late.