Hang in there. Are you still in your 20s? At 41, I have to say that my 20s were the hardest decade. Full of questioning, wandering, unsettling, working out false ideas I had grown up absorbing, figuring out really who I was as an adult, etc. etc. Things settled down into a terrific 30s (well, except for the sleep deprivation of having small kids), and now 41 is my favorite age yet, despite the stiff back, because I am simply me, and my kids are old enough to let me sleep most of the time.
Speaking as a person of faith (Christian since I was little), the same goes for my faith: strong upbringing, turbulent 20s, deepening and settling 30s, and now....it's just less turbulent and I can really see the fruit of more than 30 years putting one step in front of the other in my faith, while seeing clearly just how far off from goal I am.
I appreciate your wisdom to step back this year, and I will be cheering for you and praying for you when you come to mind. :)
thank you Jamie! I really appreciate your sharing about your own experience. I am into my 30's and agree that they are MUCH less turbulent (emotionally). I hope to emulate your trajectory!
Always love reading your words!
thanks friend! the words, they are far and few between gusts of rage, etc. this year.
Hang in there. Are you still in your 20s? At 41, I have to say that my 20s were the hardest decade. Full of questioning, wandering, unsettling, working out false ideas I had grown up absorbing, figuring out really who I was as an adult, etc. etc. Things settled down into a terrific 30s (well, except for the sleep deprivation of having small kids), and now 41 is my favorite age yet, despite the stiff back, because I am simply me, and my kids are old enough to let me sleep most of the time.
Speaking as a person of faith (Christian since I was little), the same goes for my faith: strong upbringing, turbulent 20s, deepening and settling 30s, and now....it's just less turbulent and I can really see the fruit of more than 30 years putting one step in front of the other in my faith, while seeing clearly just how far off from goal I am.
I appreciate your wisdom to step back this year, and I will be cheering for you and praying for you when you come to mind. :)
thank you Jamie! I really appreciate your sharing about your own experience. I am into my 30's and agree that they are MUCH less turbulent (emotionally). I hope to emulate your trajectory!