Living Out Your 20's

Sometimes you have to grab life by the balls and woman up.  This expression especially applies to you if you’re in your early 20’s.  This is an exciting time of your life to take the chances you’ve always dreamed of doing.  Be fearless.  Establish once and for all who you are and distinguish that firm ground of which you stand for in this world.  Dig deeper into your heart; what do you want in life? What don’t you want in life? CREATE your purpose in this world.  Explore faith and commit to something bigger than yourself.   Become active in your community and discover hidden talents/passions.  There is so much to experience in this world if you just break free and give yourself the right opportunities.  After all, no one truly creates opportunities for you but yourself- be proactive about it and start NOW.

During your 20’s you’ll experience a wild roller coaster of emotions.  I say this with confidence from experiencing what seemed like more downs than ups in the past year.  But stay positive!  The world as you know it is changing.  It’s by no means coming crashing down- though at times that is how it seems with life’s challenges.  Embrace those difficult times as motivation to push through it being mindful that something better is coming ahead.  Learn from those obstacles; in the long run they show you hard work pays off- you’ll feel accomplished and discover a new strength within and find yourself more of a well-rounded individual with useful advice for peers alike.

 Obviously its fall right now, but hypothetically we are each experiencing our own unique seasons.  Some of your friends are beginning to advance in college and soon will be onto their “real world” careers.  Some friends are entering the serious relationship season in life; engagement, marriage, or starting their own family.  Others are still stuck in the same root their comfortable with and settle within that season- Don’t let that be you!
No one wants to be stuck in winter longer than the four months they already have to deal with it- eventually it’s time to move on.
I encourage you root settlers to replant yourself in an unfamiliar setting challenging yourself.  You never know, something great could come from it.. if not, what a great learning experience that turned into for you J This is where I was in life.  I was stuck comfortably rooted in small town Minocqua, Wisconsin.  But where was that getting me?  Where I’ve always been.

 September 28^th I decided I had enough and needed to transition into the next season.  So I took a chance.  By September 30^th I said my goodbyes, typed the new destination into my gps, and began my journey towards a fresh start in the Twin Cities.

....To be continued as I live each day one day at a time :)