Growing Up

Alice Makawa
ILLUMINATION
Published in
1 min readJul 25, 2023

Just sharing some of the things I picked up in the process:

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  1. No one prepares you for adulthood.
  2. No one prepares you for parenthood.
  3. No one prepares you for marriage.
  4. You will always feel like you are doing something wrong.
  5. You cannot make everyone happy.
  6. Sometimes childhood friends are lost in the growing up process.
  7. Sometimes all you want to do is sit in a quiet space and think.
  8. Sometimes you won’t feel like talking to anyone at all.
  9. Social media becomes heavy on the mind.
  10. It becomes difficult to maintain all relationships with people close to you.
  11. Even when you try your best it does not always work out.
  12. But despite all the above if you keep trying you see results, positive results, slowly and steadily.
  13. It is good to take a step back and take care of yourself.
  14. You will realize there are hidden treasures within you, talents you never knew you had.
  15. You will realize you are stronger than you think.
  16. You will also find out who actually cares about you.
  17. You will learn what the most important things in life are.
  18. You will learn to appreciate the small things and moments in life.
  19. You will realise life is beautiful afterall.
  20. You will feel happy again!

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Alice Makawa
ILLUMINATION

A mom with many interests. Documenting my life experiences, and sharing things I love.