What Being 29 Feels like
Lessons for my younger self.
I just turned 29.
Yes, that’s right, I completed 29 years on this planet today.
When you’re younger you feel everyone older than you has got life all figured out but when you get to their age, you realize that this cannot be further from the truth.
Here are some important life lessons I’ve learned so far that I feel everyone can learn from.
#1 Dont stop dreaming, it is the only thing keeping you young
When I was 21, I had big dreams.
Dont get me wrong, I still do. But the intensity has reduced.
I’m more aware of all the possible things that can go wrong. I am more realistic and know that it takes longer than I think and I’ve faced some failures so I know how hard it can get.
But when I was younger, it was different.
I had a fearless attitude towards what I wanted in life. I was so confident about them that no one could convince me otherwise.
But now that I’m older, I’m more relaxed in my approach.
As you get older, the intensity of your dreams gets weaker. Maybe because you realize that that's not what you want or maybe because you find…