The Twenty Something...

Sempre achei que não fazia muito sentido publicar no blog textos que não fossem meus, mas este tocou-me em particular por isso aqui vai...

"Being Twenty-something - they call it the Quarter-life Crisis. It is

when you stop going along with the crowd and start realising that there
are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like.

You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or
two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realising that people are selfish and that, maybe, those
friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the
greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch
with are some of the most important ones.

What you don't recognise is that they are realising that too, and aren't
really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as
you.

You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you thought
you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that
you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and
find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realise that
you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding
things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One minute,
you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the
greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused.
Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with
dear life, but soon realise that the past is drifting further and
further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move
forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do
such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone
decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are
doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One night
stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and
acting like an idiot don't seem as fun.

You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk
with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make
a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life
for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now
you'd just like to be a contender! What you may not realise is that
everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our
worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out."

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away." It's really amazing when two
strangers become the best of friends, but it is really sad when the best
of friends become two strangers."

Num dia de mais inspiração deito cá para fora as nuvens que me têm perseguido ultimamente. Hasta!