The 30s are supposed to be the decade of life when you are grounded, when you apply what you're learned so far and add your own twist to it. According to Oprah, the 50s can be described the same way; however, it seems that to her whatever decade she is currently in is "the best."
In your 30s, you're grounded because you're not a 20-year-old whose primary concern is others' opinions of your life decisions, you have no enforcable obligation to anyone (of course there are variations to this "norm") nor are you ignorant to the consequences of your choices. You understand being politically correct, but have sharpened the use of rules of political correctness enough to make it fit within the lines, but still make it work for you, getting your point across to anyone who is moderately able to decipher the truth from the politically correct truth.
In short, I'm enjoying this decade. If I'm truthful with myself, I would say that it is not what I imagined it to be--actually I did not imagine it at all. The 30s seemed so far off just six short years ago. I thought I would be married by now with kids (2.5), with the two-story, six-bedroom, two-car garage and the husband who would adore our life together. Instead, I'm a sexy single, 30-something who is still trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life; in the meantime, I'm seeing the world, putting my faith to the test and working on becoming better, classic even.
My question to you is:
What is the difference between what type of life you thought you would have at your current age and the life that you actually live?
Looking forward to your responses.
Later.
