Have you ever heard the cliche that the older you get the faster time moves? If I had a dollar every time I heard someone say that I could probably quit my job and never worry about finances again. Every single year someone new will mention that as I get into my later 20’s. Recently, I’ve spent some time reflecting on this idea. How accurate is this cliche? If it is accurate, why exactly is that so? What really makes time move faster?

What is going on? I love hanging out with friends. Why am I feeling this way? There must be something wrong with me. I shouldn’t be feeling sick to my stomach every time I’m participating in a social activity. Even the thought of the social situation makes me feel sick. Is this anxiety? What if people notice me being anxious? They’re going to think I’m so weird. I mean this isn’t normal, right?

If there is one thing in common with everyone around the world right now, it’s that we all need a little bit of hope. Our world has certainly seen a lot of tragedy over the decades. But with most tragedies we can see the light much sooner. We know that we have to endure a few days or weeks of grief and fear, but then we move on with life and go right back to where we were before the crisis occurred. So what do we do? What do we need right now? We need hope.

Friendship is such an intriguing thing to me. When growing up, do you remember how you were only allowed to have one best friend? That was the unwritten rule of an 8 year old’s life. You always had to choose who was THE best friend. There couldn’t be two. And if you didn’t make the cut as someone else’s best friend, well that was just heartbreaking.

At the start of 2019, I set a goal to pursue new things. I wanted to pursue passions of mine that I have never tried, I wanted to pursue deeper relationships with people, but most importantly, I wanted to pursue getting outside of my comfort zone. Growing up, my comfort zone was where I lived.