Today's mentality of the 20 something is, "YOLO" and "live each day like it's your last" and "do something everyday to move you towards your dreams". And that's a great mentality to have. You should always keep your goals and dreams in mind and work hard to achieve them.
But the problem is, being in your 20's is hard. A lot harder than anyone ever warned you they would be. And trying to do something everyday to move you towards your dreams is kind of unrealistic. And frankly these mottos make you feel guilty for having a day when you decide you just want to do nothing but marathon episodes of "Girls" and eat chocolate chip cookies. And sometimes days like these are needed to keep you sane between the days of trying to reach your dreams.
The problem with YOLO is you put yourself in the position of thinking nothing is ever good enough. And I'm guilty of it. So today I decided to make a list of some of the new experiences and accomplishments I've achieved in the last year.
In the last year I made my first short film, taught myself to play the ukulele, moved to Oregon after living in Kansas my whole life, got a job in what I went to school for, started writing again, chopped off all my hair, and wrote my first song. And I'm sure I'm leaving plenty of things out.
So some advice to my fellow 20 somethings. You can YOLO all day long, but don't forget to stop every once in a while and acknowledge all the great things you've done.
