You are not old

of this I am certain: you're never going to be as YOUNG as you are today. so stop whinging about how OLD you are. you're only old because you say you are, so stop worrying about it and get on with being the youngest you'll ever be, ever again.


I cannot describe how FRUSTRATED I am at the moment. I am continually hearing people going on about how 'old' they are...Oh Im turning 23...its so OLD...groan.
I want to SLAP all these people and tell them to shut the hell up and get on with enjoying being the youngest they'll EVER be...instead of worrying about how old they are. One day, they'll stop worrying, and then they really WILL be old. And their youth will have been wasted worrying about the inevitable!
There are times when I feel like I am not as young as I once was....but this does not mean I feel OLD!


And whenever I tell anyone this, I get the feeling they just brush it off, ignore it, think I'm just talking smack. But I feel very very strongly about it!


I AM SO SICK OF BEING TOLD I AM OLD, OR PEOPLE EXCLAIMING HOW OLD THEY ARE, WHEN THEY ARE THE SAME AGE AS ME.


I AM NOT OLD.


MY YOUTH IS NOT OVER.


I am still able to have fun.
I can still go out and drink if I feel so inclined.
I can still make dumb mistakes.


The thing is...I just don't always want to.
I don't MIND doing things slowly sometimes. Going for a walk in the sun somewhere interesting with friends instead of just being drunk with them. Going out for a nice dinner and some wines, instead of a boozy BYO.


I think you just get to appreciate things a bit more, you're not rushing to try it all anymore. You know what you like and you know what you don't, so you can pick and choose to take part in the good things in life.


Some people choose to keep partying every weekend, late nights, big gigs.
Some people choose to get married, have kids, at a younger age than others.
Some people choose to go travelling, the big OE, overseas adventures with new places and new faces.
Some people choose to go into a job and work their way up, gaining experience, skills, titles.
Some people just float along, letting life take them where the opportunities lead.
There is no right or wrong, there is no better option or better path. Everyone goes on their own 'growing up journey' and I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason!
And the thing is, too, that you can always change, and you can do different things. You can have a job and go out partying and go travelling, you just have to make it all work for you.
If you're not enjoying you're life or where you are at, maybe thats the issue, and not your age.


I think the saddest part of 'getting older' or growing up, and the hardest part to come to terms with, is losing touch with people. Because we all start to go in slightly different directions, those that you used to have so much fun with and keep in touch with regualrly, start to fade.
It just seems to be part of the process, and part of the bigger picture. Those who are really important to you will stay with you, effortlessly...and those are the people that matter.


The best friendships are the ones you don't have to fight for, that just tick along, and you're always in each others lives, and its not an effort. It's just what you do.


For now, just enjoy living for today, make some smart plans so you don't screw up your future, and just get on with whatever it is you're doing! Have fun! Be silly! We are YOUNG ADULTS, for heavens sake, not reitred pensioners!!! (and even then....you're still as young as you feel!)