I don't believe in age. I don't believe that my value as a human being should be determined by how many breaths I've taken, how many times I've blinked, or the number of minutes I've spent on this earth. Life is about the moments, yes. But it's not measurable by the number OF them you've collected.
Because time? It's not a black and white thing. Life can change in a split second or it can remain essentially the same for years on end. People experience and live life at different paces. Some children grow up incredibly early and some adults never grow up at all.
It's about maturity and experience. It's about making mistakes and learning from them (or, in some cases, not). It's about personal growth and finding yourself and realizing your dreams. None of which are things you can do on a predetermined timeline. Not everyone experiences major loss at 13. Not everyone experiences heartbreak by 16. Not everyone experiences the same things in a lifetime.
And really? That is how you grow. The loss and the heartbreak and the moments that make you want to scream or cry or both are the moments that determine how 'old' you are, what you've gotten out of life. And it's the happy moments too. Meeting someone who brings you to your knees, triumphing over something or someone, new life, new perspective-it's all a part of life. A life that can't be measured in time.
Life is situational. Experience is often immeasurable. So don't let it inhibit you-date who you want to date, make sure your voice is heard, allow yourself to succeed...Don't use it as an excuse-take initiative...Just be. Live and let live. The moments matter, so cherish them, but the number of them? That number means nothing. Age is just a social construct that creates boundaries that oftentimes don't necessarily need to be there for a lack of a better unit of measurement. The only way to measure what you've gotten out of life is to simply live. So live simply: Do what makes you happy.
About Me
- Cassidy Taylor
- Hey! :) I'm Cassidy. I'm a second year college student working for an associates in Liberal Arts & Sciences before moving on to get my Bachelors, Masters and potentially Phd or LCSW in Psychology/Social Work. I don't believe in regretting things. I'm a determinist and believe that everything happens for a reason and take everything as an opportunity to learn and grow. But with that being said, I do my best to live my life so that there's not much *to* regret. (Not sure if that makes any sense, but we'll go with it.) I love photography, writing, the beach, and a million and one other things. I make it my goal to fall in love with everything and everyone I can with every new day because our time is short and I want to make the best of it. I'm a hopeful romantic, an old soul, a day dream believer and many other things and I'm just trying to make it through this crazy thing called 'life'. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you enjoy it. And maybe, just maybe, even learn a thing or two about choosing to dance.♥
