On this day, I am now 20-years-old. I thought it would be like any other birthday, and one of the big ones like 16, 18, and 21. But in reality, it is a big one, especially mentally. 20 is the start of a new chapter in life, and there's now a lot to think about. Here are some thoughts about turning the big 2-0.

1. I am now two decades old. It's so awkward to say to myself.

2. I can't add -teen to the end of my age anymore. It's going to be '-ty' until I'm 100.

3. Which means I'm no longer ! I've officially moved on from 7 years of craziness, upheaval, and childish immaturity.

4. But that also means I'm an adult, and I am kind of sad thinking about how my childhood is over. No more playgrounds and kids menus and carefree times.

5. I'm at an awkward age right now because I'm one year away from being legal and making all-adult decisions.

6. I graduate from college in two years. Where did the time go?

7. Ten years ago I was 10, and ten years later, I will be 30.

8. I am so close to being done with college, unless I decide to further my education.

9. I've been truly blessed. I've lived to become 20.

10. Twenty years felt like nothing, so in another 20 years I'll already be 40...hopefully still writing articles (and maybe writing an article about turning 40 and how that means I've pretty much lived half of my life already).

11. I could be married in the next ten years. What...

12. I could be having children in the next ten years. What stop...

13. I only have a few years left before all my friends start getting real jobs, getting married, having families, and moving on with their lives.

14. I won't be able to eat anything I want anymore at any time I want because I won't have that same teenage metabolism. (Actually, I don't think I've had that to being with)

15. On a brighter note, everyone has told me that the twenties are going to be some of the best years of my life. I hope so...

16. Having younger siblings that are starting to become teenagers, I'm growing wiser and starting to see my own faults.

17. I am going to be seeing so much more of the world in the next few years, and my identity will be strengthened as I root myself in the new experiences and opportunities I encounter.

18. The longer I've lived, the more I've learned.

19. Age is honestly just a number. I shouldn't be anxious or worried at all. In fact, I rejoice in the fact that even though my body ages, my spirit and heart does not.

20. My life is like a flame -- I may be here today, but gone tomorrow. I look back on the last 20 years and really feel like I've lived a meaningful life.