Coming of Age

So I should be sleep but it really hasn't set in enough for me to hit the sack. That's okay I'll share my thoughts... I recently turned 28 and was thinking about my journey in this life God gave me. I'm not old but it feels like I've been around for a long time, hahaha... I mean I think back to my high school days and goodness that seems like so long ago.

Anyway, I haven't done a lot of the things I said I would. Like many people, I had goals and was gung-ho about achieving them. What happened? Of course I could list a number of things, but all of them would not change the fact that I still haven't done what I ultimately wanted to do. My motto is, "If you're still breathing, it's possible." Yet at times it's hard to remind myself of that because I get so caught up in my "shoulda, coulda, woulda's." A big NO NO!! It's stuff in the past and I can't do anything about it. So why does the past always come back to haunt you? My response is because it's supposed to do one of two things: 1) Not allow you to forget 2) Make you feel bad!! You don't have to agree with that but that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

My point is this when you finally grow up, no matter your age, but mentally grow up... you realize you can make your life better by doing something with it or just continue feeling sorry for yourself and do nothing. It's a choice we all have to make. Yes my past has some bumps and falls and a host of other not so good things, but we all do. My advice: Take this moment, your now and carpe diem! If you don't then you'll never see what life has to really offer you.

That's all... I'll Holla *smile*

~Jeanine Alex