auld acquaintance
August 30, 2016 § 1 Comment
The past and the present do not feel so neatly defined in the curious spaces of social media, old friends and once forgotten memories trailing sentiment and nostalgia between the quieter experiences of my days.
I have watched friends shed the awkwardness of adolescence as they flourished into entrepreneurs and parents, artists and academics. They are politically passionate and community oriented. Travelers and therapists, writers and athletes.
There was a time, in the arrogance of adolescence, I considered myself better than the experience of my environment, suffocated by a short sightedness that could not perceive the commonness of my confidence.
I thought I might change the word, trampling the mundane in elegant armors of elaborate degrees. Instead I have watched from the sidelines of my own doubt as others raced past my hesitation. Disoriented by a restless admiration for the certainty I no longer posses.
Contentment has made me comfortable within a new dream, appreciative of a gentler experience of joy.
The youth that was so eager to escape the company of her classmates, is suddenly curious to make their acquaintance, anew.
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But that hesitation has been built on something that has great worth….wisdom! 🙂