I try and keep this saying close to my heart, to remind myself that age is only a number…
Today a friend confided, with frustration, that he felt like he was “falling behind his peers”. That his other friends were getting married, having families, and accomplishing big projects. He on the other hand, is turning 28, and feels like he has “done nothing”. This saddened me, because it seems to be a reoccurring theme I hear a lot. It made me wonder, who set these standards for ‘success’ we hold ourselves so highly to?
To me, success is being able to smile everyday and enjoy the journey. Each morning I get to wake up is a new opportunity for experiences, laughter and sharing stories with the ones I care about. It’s finding what I love to do, and doing it. Because in the end you can’t take life too seriously, you’ll never get out alive!”
#1 by John Jordan on June 8, 2010 - 9:49 pm
Your post made me flash back to late ’01 / earlier ’02 when i first heard this song: http://tinysong.com/jp0w
But yes, agree 110%. Age is only a number, and you definitely have to go out there and live your life and do the things that make you happy….you only live once!
With that being said… #9days!!
#2 by Kevin M. Scarbrough on June 8, 2010 - 9:54 pm
My life’s work was writing the following, as it sums up my experiences to date //
There be a pirate’s hell at the end of our voyage, yet knowing this, I still choose the course. A pirate’s hell is fairer and more suitable for the likes of us dogs than any sisser’s heaven.
#3 by Flickr: mike d' leo - see ya when I see ya on June 9, 2010 - 3:11 am
cool and true.
#4 by manda on June 9, 2010 - 3:01 pm
I love this Christa! I can relate to this sentiment exactly. Everyone has their own pace.
ps: thanks for the 365 advice!
#5 by Flickr: Fane Blackstone on August 10, 2010 - 10:01 pm
I live by this!
Hey, I would totally marry this picture if it was in Black and White.
I think… o_O