I’ve found it. So i’m doing it.

Writing makes me happy.

I would like to start by saying that, like everyone else you encounter, I am no where near mastering this venture called life. I use the word venture in the truest sense of the word- an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one .

At this time in my life, I am encountering more uncertainty than I ever thought imaginable. Often I am told “these are the best years of your life!” explaining the very age category into which I fall-my twenties.

As twenty somethings we are told “TRAVEL!” “GO!” “DO!” As an introvert I am stopped in my tracks questioning “Where?” and “What?” So many instructions to take in that I actually find myself having little instruction at all. But that’s life’s big conundrum isn't it? That there is no instruction book.

I am here to speak to all the twenty somethings out there like me! Perhaps i’ll even speak out to those approaching their twenties. Whether your high school years were the best days of your life so far or the worst. Everything changes. Don’t be scared. When people say live in the moment, honest to goodness, live in the moment. Ask yourself if something will make you happy right now! Right now! Go do that. If you find yourself surrounded by people you know longer find inspiring and supportive, pull away. If you are so lucky as to discover even one person who is supportive and motivating, love that! Appreciate it! They could be gone tomorrow or you could remain friends your entire lives. Either way, I found that it is better to be in no company than the wrong company. Often, you find that there is no such thing as no company. Look around.

There is only one piece of advice that I wish for you to follow. That is: life is too short. My mom says that to me all the time! On a daily basis, I am in a pickle of indecisiveness. My mom will reply “do what you want! life’s too short!” I know from experience that the leaps of faith can be hard. Coming to end of one chapter can be nerve-wracking. Don’t fret. Find out what makes you feel you’re spending your time exactly the way you want to be spending it and do that.

Don’t let anyone make you question where you are going and what you are doing!

For me, it’s writing that makes me happy. I read recently that “journaling slows your perception of time”. While we can’t actually slow time we can slow the way we perceive it and so here I am. I’ve actually found that it works and the bonus is that it makes me happy! Oh and I’m giving the perception of slowing “the best years of my life”.