wherein I ramble for a bit

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Something just occurred to me. I'm a grown up. And, anymore, more days than not I actually feel like a grown up. Sure, there are still plenty of times that emotionally I feel like I'm 14, but I've learned to accept that in actuality I am an adult. I think I've done more maturing in my thirties--and in the last couple of years in particular--than at almost any other time in my life.

Part of what inspired this thought is watching my friends list and realizing how many of us have bought houses/condos, etc., how many have made career moves, or just plain reached new levels in their lives. And suddenly I started feeling like I was watching all of these people get to new stages in life. And I realized that I was one of those people too. This probably all seems unbelievable mushy to anyone reading this, and I'll admit to being a kind of sentimental person sometimes. Still, I think there's something kinda.....neat......about watching us all move into these new stages. Good on us, then.

That said, I'm still shallow enough to feel a little alarmed about the swift passage of time. I'm loving my thirties and feel a little bit like this is a golden time. The forties, on the other hand, are approaching on the not-very-distant horizon and I'm not so excited about development. It just doesn't seem possible that I'm almost ready to start a new decade. I'm just not sure that I'm ready for that yet.

Comments

[nasagrl.livejournal.com]

Extremely well said. This is just.. yeah.

*hugs* thank you for saying it.

[suzannemarie.livejournal.com]

*hugs* back atcha.

[raithen.livejournal.com]

oh yeah. I'm still not sure I WANT to be an adult some days (cuz *meep* reponsibilities *meep*) but I am loving my thirties, and I too find it So. COOl. that we are all developing and growing and making progress. And that we are all doing it on OUR OWN TERMS. go team us!

40 isn't so bad..

[rgreeneyes.livejournal.com]

I'll be 41 in a month (*exactly). I'm finding that there is a new level of thinking when you hit 40. I kind of like it, just wish I had the body I did when I was 21. lol ;)

[adrililith.livejournal.com]

I don't know what stage I'm in but I sure don't feel all grown up *g*

[kimexclaimation.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'll ever feel completely grown up. Actually, I think it's genetic. My mom is still very silly at 75. Even though I've graduated college, bought a car, been employed full-time, bought a condo, gotten married, bought a house, I still feel really young. Oddly young, actually. Especially with the arthrits. My body feels really old, but my brain feels really young. I am the yin yang symbol! ;o]