#LifeAt20s

[imraiz]

while you can

Feel all of it while you can, all of those beautiful emotions. So you won't have to rely on songs, on movies you have to pay for, and on stories some could only dream of. It's not only sadness that is awful, but also regret that you could have done it all.

[lifeat20s]

MODERN LOVE AFFAIR

I was living my life, contented and happy

You found me in social media

August, you started following me in Instagram

You never missed a single story I post

You asked me to follow you back and I did

Months and months have passed

I started to notice you

March, I started talking to you

We went out and had fun

You sang me “Wonderful Tonight” while playing your guitar

That night, I knew. I’m in love with you.

May, If I knew that would be the last time, I never let go of your hand

Those were the best 3 months of my life. 

Our Love Affair ended so suddenly, but maim my life up until to this day.

[thebarmanofficial]

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[hollyclough]

One of the reasons Why…

I was over to my dad’s body shop this past week and was looking back at the handprints my sister and I had made in the concrete floor when we were little. We both put our initials above them and wrote the year. I remember that day perfectly. It was sunny and warm and my grandfather spent all day with us. Anyway…  I remember at the end of the day everyone thought it was cute the mistake I'd made. Above my handprints etched in the concrete reads: H.C. 200 backwards 4. Suddenly what I’ve been going through this past week makes sense. All the Christmas cards I messed up (FYI, there is no state by the name of Misconsin), why suddenly sitting down at the piano is hard again, why I can’t focus, why suddenly simple tasks leave me fatigued and tired, why life feels upside down right now. I know this only a spell that I go through from time to time and no one will ever understand it, but I have to just keep reminding myself I’m doing amazing and moments like this are only temporary… 

[destinedforone]

Is happiness really found in someone’s arms or is it inside you all along?

[akoaysijuan]

Balancing Personal life, Professional and Business. #Serious #LifeAt20s #Brownies #AltaResources #Family #MyBigNote

[lifeat20s]

Life at 23

Life at 23 is hard to understand. In this age, we tend to be vulnerable or lost, we really don’t know what we want. We are in the stage of our life that we decide something we really don’t know if it’s good for us or not, but we have to do it as life goes on. Later we realized that we should have done this stuff instead of this but it’s too late.

               At 23, we always feel jealous of others’ success. I admit that sometimes I get jealous, why I don’t have the things that others at my age have. Some already have their houses or cars or already got married, have stable jobs, other got promoted at work, then there’s me, without any of those things.

               It is so hard to have this feeling. I always feel that I was left behind and no achievement at all. I always dreamed of a beautiful life for my family and my future, but I realized that it is not easy to achieve.

               I’m 23 and I got my first job as an Internal Auditor in a hospital. My job was okay, but it doesn’t pay well. But I take this job as a stepping stone for my future career. It wasn’t easy as I thought it would be and sometimes it gets boring sitting in your office all day and pretend to work just to finish that day.

               I’m 23, a degree holder but I haven’t taken the Board Exam for CPAs yet. This whole Board Exam-taking thing is really a nightmare for me. I mean, I’ve graduated at 21 and then Pandemic came and changed and delayed everything. I already forgot some concepts in Accounting and just thinking of me having to go back from the top and re-learn everything is exhausting. I really don’t know what to do, if will I ever pursue the CPA title with this kind of thinking?

               I have a lot of things going on in my head right now. First, I want to build a small business with my best friend like a clothing line to get an extra income from it. Second, I am looking for a side hustle like online tutor that pays $3-$20 dollars per question to have an extra income also. And third, this is one of my Dreams - to go abroad, work there or even migrate there. I was thinking Canada or somewhere in America. I always dreamed of leaving the Philippines not because I don’t like here, but I want to learn other cultures and explore life outside the Philippines. If I can work abroad, there a big possibility that I can make my family’s life better and comfortable, well, I know it’s not guaranteed. I know it wouldn’t be as easy as I’m thinking, but I want to make it happen someday.

               Life at 23 is not easy or fun, it’s scary because this is the age where you were introduced to the real world, but somehow, some part of it will give you a roller coaster vibe, - the ups and downs, the struggles that life might throw at you will make you stronger and wiser. Right now, I am not sure if I am on the right track, but one thing is for sure, I trust God and His plans for me. I know He is only teaching me things I need to know and learn in this life.

               23 is still young if you think of it. Many Successful People start to figure out their life at 50 or older. There’s so much more to learn in this world.

               To people at my age, just hang in there, we will figure things out. Life is not a competition, let’s not worry about the future and just live in the present. We’re still young and strong, we can do anything.

[lifeat20s]

The Critics

Do you know what's sad living in this generation? People will always have something to say about you, and what is even sadder? Is that we let their opinions matter in our lives.

Can we just be happy and let people live their own lives? I mean stop meddling if it's not your concern. Let us do whatever makes us happy, we owe ourselves a life that is worth living, we can't just sit and think what other people may say.

We should not let other people control how should we live our lives, we are in charge of our lives and we are the ones who make decisions for ourselves. We only live once, let's make the most of it.

People will tell you, “at 23, you should be doing this or that, you should be in here, you should not do that and you should have this” but what do they know? We know ourselves better than anyone. So it is okay if sometimes we will feel discouraged and awful, but we should keep going in life and do what we think is right by ourselves.

I am 23, I don’t own a house or a car. I don’t even have a boyfriend. I can’t go home later than 6pm. I don’t drink and it is okay. Why okay? Because I have a job, I have my family, I eat three times a day, and I have friends and my best friends. There are a lot of things to be thankful for. People live differently and both are acceptable. People have different timeline in life that is why we can’t compare one’s life to another.

People will tell you everything but it is up to you how you handle it. People’s opinion matter to me. I always spent hours thinking what to wear because I am conscious of what I am wearing. This is one of the things I hate in myself. I mean we are living in a world where everyone is a critic, everyone is feeling perfect and judges you easily base on what they see in you physically, you can’t blame me for feeling so pressured, right?

[lifeat20s]

Only you have come this close to me, no one ever has

[lifeat20s]

Scary

What’s the scariest thing when you begin to fall in love? 

You don’t know if the feelings are real or you’re just being played by the person you trust the most.

[lifeat20s]

Unanswerable Questions

Am I really in love with him? I know he’s just goofing around with me, but why am I still talking to him? Am I that desperate for love?

Last time, I am sure I love him that I can’t take him off my head, even when I close my eyes, I only see nobody but him.

Now, why I am still talking to him when I know he’s not into me and he didn’t mean whatever he’s saying to me?

Maybe, this is what they call “loving him is overseeing the flaws” but I am aware of his flaws but still loves to talk with him, I’m crazy, am I not?

What does he want from me? Is he taking advantage of my feelings for him?

These questions keep popping in my head.