my birthday...
--- thought it would interject some random thoughts amidst all this beach talk------
25 mayo del 2006
Reflections on being 25…
• I like the sound of “24” a lot better. It seems to have a youthful, fun air about it…it just flows right off the tongue with a smile. On the other hand, “25” seems to carry a weight that just drops it to the floor with a thud the minute you utter it.
• Based on the elementary rules of rounding, 25 slides to the side of 30, while 24 is still 20. Suddenly in one day I have gone from practically 20 to nearly 30. Yikes!
• When I was much younger I though that 24 was a nice age to maybe start having kids because by then I would have been married a few years, have a career, be settled, have my life “all together.” Ha! I have known for a few years now that 24 is still way to early for me to head down that path and I could just laugh at how little I really knew or understood when I was a kid and thought that 24 was old. Okay, but now I am passed 24, I am 25 (and given the previously stated ‘weight’ attached to this number…).
• Sometimes I felt that 24 was a little old to be doing what I am doing – not having a job, a car, bills, responsibility, etc. And now that I am 25 and doing this stuff – wow! But really, I know that I am thrilled to be here, doing and experiencing all of this, it really is a gift and a blessing.
• 25 is a quarter of a century – not a lot compared to a century, but a lot when you consider that now I can say things like… “for 15 years” or “20 years ago” or “back in the 80’s/90’s/good ole days”
• I still look like I could be 18 and now maybe I am closer to that age where it will be great to have people think you are younger than you really are. (I am not sure if this is a good or a bad thing…hmm…
So all in all – okay, yes. I am 25. But I am really not any different than I was at 24 and despite the slight pessimistic or negative tone of the above-mentioned thoughts, I am really okay with it. I feel very blessed and some-what accomplished when I think about all the things I have been able to see, do, experience, and learn in my life. I have lived in a number of different places, had a wide variety of jobs, and have many wonderful friends all over as a result.
Disclaimer: For anyone who has already passed the 25 mark, please don’t take offense or extrapolate on these comments to imagine what I might be thinking of the ages beyond 25… I don’t think about those yet. :) And I know that I am still “young” and that you are probably laughing about my “concerns” – but you know you were here once too. And isn’t it fun to remember these days?! :)
25 mayo del 2006
Reflections on being 25…
• I like the sound of “24” a lot better. It seems to have a youthful, fun air about it…it just flows right off the tongue with a smile. On the other hand, “25” seems to carry a weight that just drops it to the floor with a thud the minute you utter it.
• Based on the elementary rules of rounding, 25 slides to the side of 30, while 24 is still 20. Suddenly in one day I have gone from practically 20 to nearly 30. Yikes!
• When I was much younger I though that 24 was a nice age to maybe start having kids because by then I would have been married a few years, have a career, be settled, have my life “all together.” Ha! I have known for a few years now that 24 is still way to early for me to head down that path and I could just laugh at how little I really knew or understood when I was a kid and thought that 24 was old. Okay, but now I am passed 24, I am 25 (and given the previously stated ‘weight’ attached to this number…).
• Sometimes I felt that 24 was a little old to be doing what I am doing – not having a job, a car, bills, responsibility, etc. And now that I am 25 and doing this stuff – wow! But really, I know that I am thrilled to be here, doing and experiencing all of this, it really is a gift and a blessing.
• 25 is a quarter of a century – not a lot compared to a century, but a lot when you consider that now I can say things like… “for 15 years” or “20 years ago” or “back in the 80’s/90’s/good ole days”
• I still look like I could be 18 and now maybe I am closer to that age where it will be great to have people think you are younger than you really are. (I am not sure if this is a good or a bad thing…hmm…
So all in all – okay, yes. I am 25. But I am really not any different than I was at 24 and despite the slight pessimistic or negative tone of the above-mentioned thoughts, I am really okay with it. I feel very blessed and some-what accomplished when I think about all the things I have been able to see, do, experience, and learn in my life. I have lived in a number of different places, had a wide variety of jobs, and have many wonderful friends all over as a result.
Disclaimer: For anyone who has already passed the 25 mark, please don’t take offense or extrapolate on these comments to imagine what I might be thinking of the ages beyond 25… I don’t think about those yet. :) And I know that I am still “young” and that you are probably laughing about my “concerns” – but you know you were here once too. And isn’t it fun to remember these days?! :)
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