That’s an interesting statement, because what does it really mean to “feel 22”? Taylor Swift would have us believe that it’s a “miserable and magical” time, a time to feel “happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time”… which makes some sense to me, so I guess that’s at least partly true.
The truth is that 22 feels like whatever I’m feeling today, which, ground breaking information: *drum roll* feels absolutely the same as yesterday… nothing has changed except a number, plus a few more processions (thank you very much By the way) and maybe a few more units of alcohol and pieces of cake in my system. But there are still bills to pay, a job to get up early for in the morning, and a life to get living.
Something I’ve realised recently is how maybe choices we have to make throughout the course of our lives, and I’m not just talking about the more obvious choices. There are constant decisions going on inside our heads and hearts and what I’ve noticed is that if don’t actively make those choices, we lose the deciding power.
I have a say about what “feeling 22” means for me, I might not be able to choose whether I feel happy, free, confused and lonely, miserable and magical…but I can choose which emotion I let take hold, I might not be able to stop myself “falling in love with strangers” but I choose who has the power to break my heart. This is feeling 22 and this is me taking control of my choices!
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