lately a recurring pattern in my psyche and in the attitudes of my friends is that everything has to happen immediately, or is treated as if it will be permanent. in reality, most good things will take time - and they won’t last forever.
so it’s no wonder so many of us are disappointed, or feel as if something is constantly lacking. i don’t think it can be fixed, either. maybe deep breaths, maybe taking long walks or having honest conversations and realistic expectations.
but who wants to live as a realist all the time? perhaps being young is a time for impatience, and for dreaming and chasing and ending up a complete mess.
at least we are learning lessons and learning about ourselves, taking risks that we can’t when we are older, finding and experiencing our passions, deciding what kind of person we want to be and who we want to be surrounded by.
you can’t find good friends without culling the bad ones, you can’t have great love without great heartbreak and you won’t know the right thing to do until you’ve made a lot of mistakes.
maybe we should still take deep breaths and long walks, and be honest, but when life presents you with an opportunity to feel, or to change, or to lose yourself for a while then do it, and break your heart and your back in the process.