21 : The Age of Discovering Yourself

Hi there !

Although I've only turned 21 only a few months ago, I feel like this phase has been going on awhile. I guess in your early 20s, you really decide who you are.

Its only natural, that you're in uni, whereby the decisions you make are based on your own perspectives, your own judgement and what you think is best for you. And it can get quite confusing at times since for some of us, most of the decisions we've been making for our lives has always been dependent on what our parents want for us.

For most of us, we tend to question even things as simple like, 'What do we like?' So if you ever feel like trying something different or out of ordinary, go ahead and try ! Get out of your comfort zone. Learn from experiences and stories from different people you meet (although you should experience with your own boundaries and limits preferably). But when people say you're only 21 and that you should live life, they meant it real ! Not only to party hard, get high and stuff. But to explore yourself, know what gives you adrenaline, what makes you happy, what you aspire to be. As selfish as it sounds, it's all gonna be about you, discovering you!

And it might not be as easy as it sounds sometimes. You might have times that some decisions are a bit difficult to be made. Like your heart tells you to do it but your mind tells you the other around. Just do what you feel is right, what feels like you, and you should be fine :) (Also never neglect your responsibilities whilst figuring out who you are hehehe)There will also be times that you have friends who come and go in life. And probably around this time of your life is when you'll know who are the friends who are most likely to stay. Just stay strong and know that you're not the only one going through this phase.

So don't beat yourself up too much, just take it slow. It's gonna be one hella roller coaster ride ! But, you'll pull through, just know that its only a phase, of growing up. Forgive yourself, forgive others, for the many mistakes that people make especially throughout this phase. And as cheesy as it sounds, its a phase of growing up to the adulthood, whether you like it or not ;)