"Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty." - Robert Frost
I admit: my view of "old" changed at twenty five. Today, I am thirty. And I think about my twenties, all that those years hold: moved 15 times (2 = long distance), had two kids, bought a house, sold a house, struggled fiercely to make ends meet, in turn teaching me to create dinner from scratch (almost to the point of buying a cow and a chicken), discovered why my mother loved to garden for myself, soul searching was expected, and caring far too much what I looked like and what other people thought.
They were struggling, developmental years. Depending on your gust - your twenties are shaping years.
It's the beautiful struggle of lower to middle twenties... a sweet and unfair surrender.
Ten Things I Believe By Thirty
1) How you spend your time tells more about you (if not the most) than how you spend your money.
2) Love can change everything.
3) No man is an island. Have friends... REAL friends that you carve time out for. It's a serious return investment. Keep the kind of friends you want to actually hang out with - not just be seen with.
4) If you are indecisive about anything - think about how it'd be if you were:
A) not afraid of failing
B) no one else cared
C) it worked out the way you want it to
That's exactly what you want.
5) Open your Bible. Know Jesus. For yourself.
6) To be a good teacher is to first be a better student.
7) Save money. Invest in yourself.
8) Nobody gets away with smoking, drinking, doing drugs or not flossing for long.
9) Who you can trust, who you can't and why you shouldn't take it personally.
10) A youth your happy to have but content moving beyond.
Hervey Allen
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
Here goes...
