Frozen
June 21st, 2003 • Introspection
Ryan’s entry from tonight struck a chord with me. I’m often finding myself feeling similarly. In my current place in life, I can’t totally be me. I’m confined by… expectations, job, the place I live. It’s not that I’m unhappy though. Just… I wonder if there’s more. If by submitting to the boundaries set around me (whether by myself or others) I’m making myself less than I am. Hm. There’s a lot of vague thoughts floating around in my head at the moment.
I’m feeling very meh right now.
♫ Sigur Rós - Von
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Walt
June 22nd, 2003 at 1:14 am
I'm 25, and I think I know what you're talking about. I hate to say it, but I think it's part of being in your 20s.
A couple of ladies wrote a book about this, and I believe their point was this: in your 20s, you're too old to really fit in with the teenagers, but you're too young to really fit in with the "adults," i.e., you're still in school, trying to make ends meet, trying to get established in your career, finding a person to spend the rest of your life with, etc. Sometimes you feel like you don't fit in anywhere.
And then sometimes you feel stuck, while everyone else seems to be moving forward with their lives.