What have I lost?
Talking to an old friend the other day, I can't help but wonder...Over the course of going to college and graduating, what have I lost? I'm not the same person I was, which is fine, and I wouldn't want to be exactly what I was. I am a much more stable person now than I was, and overall happier. But I'm not as carefree as I was. I realize that I need a certain amount of responsibility now that I didn't necessarily need then. There are things and beings that depend on me, and there are things that I need to do.
But I feel like there is some part of my personality that has disappeared, or perhaps went into hiding, in recent years. I used to be feisty and energetic, and while I am more passionate about things now, it seems to be with a sluggishness. Basic elements of what I identified as "me" are missing. I rarely listen to my music anymore. I don't write as often as I once did. I hardly ever do something spontaneous and crazy like go on road trips based on the roll of the dice. I hardly read anymore. Where did that fun girl go, and why did she leave me?
I think the time has come to get back to basics. This is a quarter-century crisis, people.
But I feel like there is some part of my personality that has disappeared, or perhaps went into hiding, in recent years. I used to be feisty and energetic, and while I am more passionate about things now, it seems to be with a sluggishness. Basic elements of what I identified as "me" are missing. I rarely listen to my music anymore. I don't write as often as I once did. I hardly ever do something spontaneous and crazy like go on road trips based on the roll of the dice. I hardly read anymore. Where did that fun girl go, and why did she leave me?
I think the time has come to get back to basics. This is a quarter-century crisis, people.