some thoughts

it has been quite some time since i've been here blogging to whomever is kind enough to indulge me and read my words, and so here i am. i started this blog with the intent to write things with purpose but that has put a bit of pressure on me to be sure each post is completely 100% worth your time. the difficulty with this is that that makes them too few and far between and i would like to be writing to you more often. i love to write, it is cathartic. something about putting words out into the universe even in a private journal just feels good to me. often, i'd like to express my thoughts with artwork but i just don't have the skill. i am no world class writer but i am certainly better with words than i am with creating pictures. and so here i am!

i know i have written about this before, but it is SO important to do what you love. i'm finding that my twenties are most certainly the most difficult part of my life thus far, and i'm thinking that's because life is pretty much an uphill climb. when i'm thirty something, i'll look back on this as a cake walk. but doing what you love (and hopefully finding a way to make it lucrative) is just good for the soul. this phase of life, this quarter life crisis thing that so many of us are going through, is daunting. beginning that routine of wake up, work, come home, eat, sleep; and knowing said routine will most likely be in play for the next thirty or so years?...intimidating, to say the least. i'm not sure about you, but i am thinking "is this it? is this really what i want to do? what is the RIGHT career for me?" etc...etc...

all i can say, and i'm no expert, is to maintain those things in your life that you love. grab every opportunity you can and let life pick you up and carry you! the less chances you take, the more predictable things will be and the less things you will try/experience. in my eyes, being twenty something is a little early to determine what your "forever" is going to be, so just relax, do what you're doing and maintain your sense of self. everything you do doesn't have to be what you do for the rest of your life (a concept i had much difficulty grasping). some jobs you may hate, but if you maintain your hobbies and loves and nourish your soul, it will make things bearable. and if you grab at every opportunity, life will take you away from the jobs that are not for you and plant you somewhere better. i know none of you asked for this advice but i am feeling that i need this advice myself and from social networking i am sensing people reaching out for answers and so i thought i'd share my sentiments.

make time for YOU, happiness first, and let everything else follow.

xoxo,

madeline