Do you know how you could embark on a journey you never planned for, I sure do!
Hey, how are you doing? Before going ahead I’d really just want to check in with you. We’re almost 90 days into 2024 (I almost wrote ‘the new year’ but wasn’t sure that was accurate), how’s it been for you? Take a pause and think about it, how are you doing really?
A friend told me that because of how busy they had been recently; they hadn’t taken the time to check in with themselves until they had such an intense emotional reaction one day and knew something was wrong.
This was something I learnt after university ended, that we could be so caught up with our daily activities that we could fail to be there for ourselves and when that particular season is over, we stand the risk of feeling lost. So, I know life must be really busy, but do you mind checking in with you? I hope you are doing okay, finding the joys in the little things and taking life one day at a time.
I’ve found that my 20s is truly a crazy and chaotic time of my life and I don’t mean that in a bad way. It’s just that the series of changes have been both exciting and nerve-wracking. I hover between embracing adulthood and just wanting to remain a kid, safe and without the responsibility of making choices. I guess your 20s is this hard because everything is still so new, by your 30s, it probably gets easier since you’ll be more comfortable in the skin called adulthood.
With almost 90 days in, I’m now standing in the fulfilment of things that I had previously only dared dream about. A new chapter is opening up and I still have so many questions. I’m mostly grateful to God and my mind still swirls with dreams, but new and old.
With almost 90 days in, I’m happy to report that I’m still clueless about a ton of things, still restless with my many hopes and desires, still longing for more in my life, still filled with so many questions. I wish I could say I’ve mastered the art of not knowing but I’m not going to lie, it is still a struggle for me. Just like everything else though, I’m keeping my gaze on Jesus and choosing to take my life one day at a time.
With almost 90 days in, so, how am I? Happy, hopeful, content, longing, excited, nervous, eager, at peace, trusting. Amid everything, I desire to be a good friend especially as God has serially blessed me with good friends.
With almost 90 days in, I look forward to my new chapter and realise that maybe constantly having questions is just a part of life.
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