Over the years, I have measured my various accomplishments against the benchmarks of life - the four pillars of maturity if you will. The four pillars of maturity include: being married, owning a home, having a dog and having a baby. These pillars seemed reasonable enough at the age of 22 and fully achievable….8 years later, I am still struggling to hit the first one.
And unfortunately when compared to my best girl friends, all of whom have at least one pillar (and some of which I had banked on never meeting a single one – sorry girls), I am far behind on my accomplishments of life’s goals. So, like most other situations when I am behind in the learning curve (granted they are my own pre-defined guidelines), I have decided to redefine the benchmarks. The four pillars of maturity now include a few additions: a decent career, a long-term relationship, owning a car, and saying no to participating in illegal acts….based on these new guidelines, I am already half way there….Granted, based on these guidelines, I am no more mature than my 17 year old self working at the GAP with a (pretend) boyfriend in college, but those are just minor details.
Happy 30th!
And unfortunately when compared to my best girl friends, all of whom have at least one pillar (and some of which I had banked on never meeting a single one – sorry girls), I am far behind on my accomplishments of life’s goals. So, like most other situations when I am behind in the learning curve (granted they are my own pre-defined guidelines), I have decided to redefine the benchmarks. The four pillars of maturity now include a few additions: a decent career, a long-term relationship, owning a car, and saying no to participating in illegal acts….based on these new guidelines, I am already half way there….Granted, based on these guidelines, I am no more mature than my 17 year old self working at the GAP with a (pretend) boyfriend in college, but those are just minor details.
Happy 30th!
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