It's Fine, I'm Fine, Everything is FINE.

Tackling your 20's seemed a lot easier when I was 13 and thought that being an adult meant you had no curfew, endless snacks, and no rules! Jokes on me, being an adult turned out to be having a million little things go wrong daily, and scrambling to try and figure out how to fix them. But, on the bright-side, my 13-year-old self would be happy to know, that yes, sometimes, I do eat dessert before dinner and I have no regrets.

The thing about your 20's is you feel like you have to have it all figured out. This is what we have been working towards right? Wrong, your 20's are here for you to try, fail, get back up, try another time, fail again, and do it all over until you finally get it right. But this is all a lot easier said than done and, I fully understand the frustration that comes with figuring out your purpose because I am still trying to figure out mine and what I think I am meant to do changes CONSTANTLY.

So yes, you might feel stuck right now, trust me so do I. And a hell of a lot of things are changing, but that's life baby. There is no sugar coating this one, even if you're an adult that can eat snacks whenever you please. The important thing to do during this stage of life is to remind yourself that you are doing a good job, things will work out, there is no benefit in comparing yourself to others, and never give up. I am 23, and I have failed more times than I can count, these past two months have knocked me down harder than ever before because I am chasing a dream. But the one thing that happens every time I get shoved to the metaphorical ground, I get a little bit stronger, I stand up, I look failure in the eyes, and I choose resilience. It's easy to stay on the ground and blame the world. It's hard to accept your flaws and move on as a better version of yourself. Life isn't easy, and no one said it would be.

So, brush it off. Take pride in your failures, because you've earned that resilience, and it is an important quality to own, difficult, but essential. Let go of your self-doubt, it isn't helping anyone, and prove yourself and the ones that did not see what you have to offer wrong, by doing it anyway. Because in 3,5, or 10 years you are going to look back and laugh at how you thought your life was going to be, how much energy you wasted panicking, and how well your life turned out. So the moral of this story is, enjoy your 20's, they're weird, but they're just another part of what makes you who you are. And remember, you're fine, it's fine, everything will be fine!

XOXO,

Failing Fabulously