Hello, 30's - Nice to Meet You
As I reflect on a decade of changes, I am feeling grateful. When I entered my twenties, I was a mere child. A baby deer, learning to use its legs for the first time. I was weak. I didn’t know who I was. I trusted easily; trusted everyone. I told my business to the world, looking for advice most times, to only have people use it as ammo later. I hated my body, my image; I had low self-esteem. I went away for college. I prioritized my relationship before education most of the time. I befriended people I thought would have my back, but quickly turned on me. I moved off campus to get away, and I really only left college with two people I’d be interested in keeping in contact with, M & J, among many acquaintances. I graduated. I broke up with R because i was not getting the same energy I was giving. I got a job in my major (barely). It was so boring but it paid the bills and I did gain experience. R graduated. I got a job MORE in my field, three hours away from home. I told R to look fo...