This post has nothing to do with DIY, or my OOTD, just so you know...
I've been thinking a lot lately about how my life is changing. It's so crazy that this is "the beginning". I've just started my career, living on my own and supporting myself, and trying to balance what I think I should be doing and what I want to do. So often, and I think we all do this, I compare my life to others. I think social media is most of the reason this is possible. People are constantly posting their adventures, struggles, celebrations, and often, deepest thoughts through the many modes of digital communication. It really makes me wonder sometimes, should I be in graduate school by now? Should I be getting married, too? Should I be going out more? Should I be moving to a new place? Should I have waited to start working so that I could really enjoy my life as a young adult (or at least have a vacation)? All of these things most of all make me wonder...am I happy? If I really think about my life at this point, I can remember days driving with my favorite song playing, or laughing with my friends over dinner, or seeing my favorite singer of all time with my boyfriend and all of these things make me think, "I have a great life". There are many...many... days that I am not so happy, or awake, or fun. But we all have those. I don't believe every day of anyone's life is what they portray in their Facebook statuses. Not everyone's life is as flawless as Instagram filters make it all seem. And not everyone is as bold as their Twitter suggests. We are all living in a social-media, digitally-driven world and I really do think it is a major role in our belief of our own happiness.
My goal is to try my best to be grateful for my own life, and to just be happy for others without trying to compare all the time. My life will take me where I'm meant to be, when it's meant to happen.
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