Growing pains aren’t fun.
Growing pains literally, is the physical pain a young person experiences when their body is growing. It’s not comfortable but is necessary for development. Metaphorically, we go through this as we journey through life. Life is complicated and comes with a lot of ups and downs, challenges, growth and even pain whether it is physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual.
I remember when I was younger I couldn’t wait to be an adult. I thought the normal path was to do well in school…go to college… graduate… get a good job … build a career…move up the corporate ladder… get married...have kids and everything will work out.
I had no idea that there would be so many things that would happen and most adults are just winging it! The career I thought I would have, would not be what I do for the rest of my life. Navigating friendships and relationships would turn out how they did. Things such as homeownership, marriage and kids, not happen when I thought it would. Even my faith would be challenged.
The issue isn’t that these things happen. It’s the fact that some of these things are not talked about. Social media is an example of a space that shares highlight reels and makes us feel like we are behind or that there is something wrong with our journey.
I want to normalize these conversations and bring light to the fact that it is okay to not have everything figured out and uncertainty is normal. Also that no one has to walk their path on their own.
In this blog I will be sharing advice, lessons, resources that I have learned through my own personal self discovery journey and hopefully it can be helpful for those who need it. Also if any of the topics I discuss resonates with you, feel free to share in the comments!
My personal mantra: Don’t let life, dim your light
-Christina
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