Anyone else only in their 20s but feel like they are running out of time to get their life together??
Don’t.
I felt this way too, in my twenties, but you know what?
I began transitioning at 30. I went back to grad school at 32. I’m living my best life, and while I’m a little behind the curve compared to some of my classmates on some things, I’m also so far ahead of them on others.
You need follow nobody’s schedule but your own.
Life is hard and the world isn’t doing any of us favors.
Be kind to yourself, and remember that you still have plenty of time. The only difference between starting now and 5 or 10 years earlier is now you have more experience.
I needed to hear this so badly
I always felt like a failure in my twenties. Couldn’t hold a job down, either I got bored or had mental breakdowns. I worked from home for a long time and didn’t make a whole lot of money. Always felt useless.
Then I turned 30 and it really felt like overnight I was more confident. More honest with myself. Sure I still didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life…
Then in late March, I came up with the idea for my Etsy shop and I’m happier now doing this than I ever was doing anything else.
I am 32 years old. I didn’t graduate high school and have spent a large portion of my adult life relying on my parents to get by, which sucks since they’re white evangelical conservatives with all that entails.
2 years ago, at age 30, I finally got my GED. I’ve gotten my first above-minimum-wage office job and stuck with it for nearly a year despite stress that would’ve led me to quit months ago in my 20s. And in January I’m leaving that job on good terms and starting my first semester at college. My wife is finishing her second semester after having to drop out freshman year for reasons outside her control, planning to go to med school. She’s 30.
You have time. Hell, I still have time. You don’t need to have everything together in your 20s. Honestly it’s completely normal to not. You’re okay.
Astronaut bird 