If you are like my friends and I, life in your 20’s has been interesting. Personally I have been through an array of emotions including isolation, fear, anxiety, hopelessness, confusion and pondering the meaning of life. No I am not depressed. I am simply experiencing all the emotions that most women in their twenties are going through. We are stepping out on our own and are finding our way in life.
Before graduating college, we imagined the important careers we would start. We yearned for the added responsibility, knowing we were ready to be more than just an intern or part-time employee. We imagined we would suddenly be transformed and have this new and exciting life that included a wonderful apartment, new friends, and more freedom.
Here’s the reality; that first job sucks! We often find ourselves saying the following, I went to college to do this? Where is that extra responsibility that I wanted? Why won’t anyone listen to my ideas? Why don’t I get paid anything? How come the money I do make is immediately turned over for rent, student loans or the car we thought we needed for our new image?
The glamorous place we imagined is replaced with a broken down apartment where nothing works. The friends we envisioned meeting are few and far between. Everyone is either older, married or has children. And you are left thinking where do I fit in?
You may think all of this is extremely negative, however it is about perspectives. We are forced to look at the next step and ask ourselves what we really want out of life. Our discomfort makes us reach to higher bounds instead of being complacent. Our attempt to be surrounded by people makes us understand the significance of wonderful people in our lives and encourages us to surround ourselves with people who positively impact our lives. Though these times are hard, they are merely another growing pain that we must go through in order to become the person we are suppose to be. Many people believe most of our growth and development happens between the high school and college years. I beg to differ. I feel the twenties are the years which will make us truly who we are going to be.
This was my motivation for starting this blog. I wanted to create a place where others who are feeling this way can unite and support each other through these rough times. I have concluded there are many similarities between the life of a woman in her 20’s and the 1920’s era thus I entitled my blog, Surviving Your Roaring Twenties. Both entail astonishing fashion, a sense of self discovery and of course, excessive drinking. Our twenties are a whirl wind of bad decisions, a constant state of confusion, and self medicating through whatever means possible. That’s why we must change our habits now and set goals to change these self destructive cycles.
We are in a waiting period. One chapter of our life has closed and we are waiting for the next to begin. We are ready for the next step yet hesitate to take it. We want so desperately for it to be the right step so we proceed with caution. I feel this blog will aid as a support group for women in their twenties who are trying to figure out this crazy thing called life. Together we can give each other support on a variety of topics including finances, relationships, careers, and how to stay positive and hopeful through it all.
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