Looking Forward

In retrospect, it’s a different world just around the corner. Yes, I’m dreading the thought of turning the ripe young age of 30 next month and it’s giving me a little anxiety. Do I really have to be a fully fledged adult now? I was just beginning to get the hang of things during my 20’s and having a little fun. I guess I need to take life a little more seriously now that I am entering into a new decade. It’s the prequel to the mid-life crisis of the 40’s and if I don’t get my head screwed on straight things may get a little rough 10 years from now.

The next item of business may be to look back and write down what I have accomplished and seen during the past three decades. When I conclude my findings I shall plan out my goals for the next decade and see how things play out. Life is so short and there are so many things we would love to accomplish during our twinkle-of-an-eye stay here on earth. Sometimes thinking about it becomes so overwhelming that we grow depressed unless we have really lived a meaningful past and live optimistically.

Somewhere, just over the horizon, is a silver lining and I shall direct my vessel toward that unseen destination. I have grown and I have learned but I am still a student and will be until my breath expires and I have become one with the earth. I will strive to become a better person despite my weakness and the heavy burdens that bear down upon my shoulders. I will walk with delicacy and an open mind and heart to those around me. God willing, I will find love with an eternal companion and raise a family even though the world is falling down around us. I will stand upright for my beliefs and my country if need be. I will be the best that I can possibly be. I will be, just me.