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To My Fellow 19 Year Olds Turning The Big 2-0

They say your 20s are suppose to be some of the best years of your life.

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To My Fellow 19 Year Olds Turning The Big 2-0
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So the day has come - another year, another birthday, another age. Like it or not, it is happening, and we are working our way up the ladder.

I guess we could talk about this thing called ‘adulting,’ but let’s get real, we already exploited that realization back when we turned 18 and graduated from high school – or whatever we did. It is not going away, at least not any time soon (okay, more like never).

Is it a mid-life crisis? Yeah, probably not (if it even counts as that). But does it seem weird? Very much so. Is it a big deal? Who knows, it depends.

You might have mixed feelings about it. Your teen years are officially over, but how much can life really change in just one day – not much. However, things will eventually change. That much is obvious, just how things changed back when we first started our teen years.

So be it if it is a teeter totter of confliction. This isn’t Neverland, unfortunately. We do not get to go to the "second star to the right and straight on 'till morning." But instead, we grow up.

A time for new experiences is just around the corner and with that comes more responsibility and definitely more decisions. We are not kids anymore. Now we are not teenagers, either. There is a lot to think about sure, but we can delay that stress and worry for another day.

We often hear about how hard it is. Of course, it is not going to be a walk in the park, but then again, not everything is. Regardless if you are a ‘take it as it comes’ type of person or ‘take the bull by the horns’, you will figure it out.

Where those experiences come, adventures shall follow, whether here or there. Try new things and continue old ones, but you do not have to reinvent yourself.

We have years worth of memories and moments. Let this be one as well. Although our childhood has ended, it does not mean our repertoire of great and fun times has to too.

So does being 20 mean we have to have everything figure out? Absolutely not. We have an inkling, but we do not need all the answers right away.

We are still the same person, just a year older. There might not be a drastic change in feeling, and it just may pass, but new doors open. No, we do not know how to do everything, and there is still a lot to learn. If you don't know it now, you have time. They say your 20s are suppose to be some of the best years of your life, so have at it.

It can be viewed just as another age - a milestone, a bit exciting and a bit scary. But then again that’s part of life. So, let’s get old(er) and for all those moving on up the ladder:

Happy Birthday! Regardless of what side of the teeter totter you are on, I hope you enjoy your day because let’s face it, it is something to celebrate. May the next 365 days allow you to grow as a person and teach you a thing or two. Here’s to the end of yet another decade and to the beginning of a new one! May your twenties bless you with happiness and so much more.

Here's to another day, another year, another age.

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