courtesy of mmegaera

[quietann]

If you're maybe noticing that you're older than you used to be, and are feeling sad/angry/confused/worried/frustrated that you haven't accomplished as much as you/other people in your present or past/annoyingly critical voices inside your head think you should have, and if you're maybe feeling something like "I'm not a real grownup like everyone else," and if you're maybe also feeling sad/angry/confused/worried/frustrated that your body isn't working the way it used to, and you're maybe thinking, "if that's true then how am I going to DO all those accomplishments that I/other people/voices in my head think I ought or want to do?", and maybe you're also wondering how are you going to dig out from under the accumulation of habit and procrastination and self-doubt to some sense of satisfaction in your life again, then post this same sentence in your journal.

(I don't usually do these, but... this one fits!)

Comments

[harimad.livejournal.com]

I often felt as if I'm not a real grownup* and generally only regret it when I need to project authority. I've never felt that not having enough time to do all I want to do is a negative thing. Quite the opposite, in fact. If I have enough time to do all I want, then I don't want to do enough and it's time to get another hobby.



* The family joke is my sibling has all the "old" genes and I have all the "young" ones.

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

I don't want to be a real grownup like everyone else. Partly because I suspect 90% of them are faking it, but mainly because grownups are BORING!

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

What you need is a forged grownup card like mine [g].