Growing Up

As Children, we look forward to growing up. We talk about turning 10 and starting into the wonderful land of double digits; 14 and high school; 16 getting a permit and possibly starting dating; 18 going to college and moving out; 21 becoming an adult. We eagerly look forward to our next birthday. We want to grow up.

Then we actually turn 18, we go to college. We start realizing that we're responsible for our lives. We discover that, essentially, no one can tell us what to do. We decide when we go to bed, we decided when we get up. We decide when we do homework and we decide when we hang out with friends. We're charge of our own schedules. We realize some scary things too, it's our fault if we forget to set our alarm and we're late for class. It's our fault if we can't stay awake in class because we decided to stay up too late hanging with our friends. Suddenly, Mommy and Daddy aren't there to help us every time something goes wrong. Because Mommy and Daddy aren't even in the same state.

Growing up is a scary thing....

Yet, there's something freeing about growing up. Learning to take responsibility and knowing that our successes are truly ours. We learn to step into adulthood  and there's something really exciting about that. Maybe it's because we finally discover who we are. We learn that "cool" is overrated. We start realizing that as kids, we took ourselves too seriously, tried too hard to be "grown up." We start realizing the magic of innocence. We start realizing, that being a kid is a good thing. 

So we start doing crazy things like pushing each other around in shopping carts, playing at the park, coloring in coloring books, going to the pet store, ordering kid's meals and actually playing with the toys, playing dress up, putting glow in the dark stars on our ceiling, and buying Disney themed items... We sound like children don't we?

As you live life, don't take yourself too seriously, don't worry about being "cool" enjoy "little kid" stuff, and don't be afraid to be be yourself You'll grow up soon enough.... But, right now, just be you because who you are right now, is pretty  darn amazing.