Aug 27, 2012
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Getting Old

We often lament on lost youth, things we should have done but can’t do anymore, how everyone was having more fun than us etc. but lately I’ve been thinking about the benefits of getting older, I’m 27 going on 28 now so I’m no ‘teenage art vigilante’ anymore. Here are some in point form:

• Giving less fucks

• Forgetting what it was you were angry about, I’ve stuck with the mantra of ‘If it won’t matter a year from now, it doesn’t really matter.’

• Being confident about the decisions you make

• I’m a believer that who you are begins at 18, so I’ve nearly had a decade of being who I am, it has felt like a really long time, and in another decade there are so many more experiences to be had

• Knowing that some of the worst life decisions you made are behind you, and that you are unlikely to fuck up that bad again based on trauma

• Time is running out, which automatically switches you into ‘Get everything done right now’ mode, which is actually thrilling

• Knowing where most tunnels lead, being able to make educated guesses on what’s around most corners

• Knowing that you can’t please everyone, and that sometimes people you don’t even know just fucking hate you, there’s nothing you can do about it

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    I’m glad I read this because my birthday is tomorrow =)
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