It’s hard to be in your 20’s, despite the silver linings that make the ride amazing. It’s a time to value your intuition, test-drive parts of the dream you’re working to bring to life, and to meet people who bring lessons that give these years magic.
We are also at a point of pushing ourselves to know it all and to be it all. We think we’ve got it all figured out, or that we should anyway. Which- even though I have days where this advice is lost to me- we shouldn't.
There will come a day and a period in our lives filled with stability and promise, the comfort to know you’ve got some rock solid parts of your life there for the keeping. But now? Now we are moving and shaking, messing up and learning.
One of my best friends gave me advice that shifted my outlook on the unknown- “Anytime you’re anxious, tell your mind it's excitement toward all you don’t know.” Your heart doesn’t know the difference, and replacing fear with an expression of love lets the universe know you can’t wait to see what it has in store, and you know it’s got your back every step of the way.
Life is happening in a flow around us constantly; whether we want to be open and present for it, however, is all up to us. And when you’re in the whirlwind of being a twenty-something with endless open doors and things to do, the flow that already knows just where we’re headed can be lost to us.
If we aren’t in control of every little detail, the uncertainty of outcome can take us out of the magic of the ride. You’ll be fine. You’ll have a career you’ll love. You’ll graduate, continue finding yourself and find someone who loves you while you're doing so. As Rupi Kaur says, “Your 20’s is only the warm-up.”
So treat them accordingly--have fun, take risks, try not to take anything so seriously, and go with the flow inside you already. Despite feeling like your “now” is your “forever,” life changes every day and embracing the ebbs and flows is a learning experience in itself. This is your trial period, just you wait.
Do anything and everything your heart pulls you to, and trust that the future is being built greater than you can even imagine.
