I'm 23 this year and although I'm really not at all sorry to see my teenage years pass me I cant deny I wont miss them. Not only did I discover so much about myself, I realized what I want to do with my life - a decision I was sure would take me years to figure out. My early teenage years were full of sillyness. I miss being young and in denial. I miss having no reason to do something stupid and have no consequence. Dying my hair occurred regularly in my younger years, and even went red? Yes. Red. Stupid, Alyssa, Stupid. The years of being 14, 15, 16 and even 17 were some of the best times in my life. I met people who have changed my outlook on life. I think differently to how I did back then, I never used to over analyze life as much as I do now, now I need a reason for what I do rather then just going with the flow. True, I'm still as silly and maybe immature at times but now has nothing on back then. But you have to grow eh? Wise up. Hopefully I have. Sure, I'm stupid at times, I make silly mistakes but now it seems there is a bigger consequence facing me if I fail now. Even though it wasn't all fun and games those years ago I realized they were actually some of my happiest. Even reading over some old blog posts that I started last year I've noticed a change in my writing, in how I say things and express them. I can only grow I guess. And as I grow I'm learning.
Oh how easy it seemed back then...
"Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookie in your milk. Take a nap. Say you’re sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.”
-Lucado
