Congratulations on getting through another year…life’s about to get even better than the last twelve.
But — (Spoiler Alert) — not before it gets a little worse.
As you continue your journey up this long and treacherous path towards becoming a young adult you are going to face a lot of new challenges.
Some will be amazing. (New friendships, first kiss, more independence.)
Others, not so much. (Mean girls, first heartbreak, more responsibilities.)
All bringing you brand new situations, challenges and uncertainty that will influence your growth as a person. However, this kind of growth will be uncomfortable because you’ve never experienced anything like this before.
This is not a bad thing.
As humans, we are hardwired to want to push through pain as fast as possible so we can get back to that ‘feel good’ place of comfort.
The mistake is not taking the time to think through these challenges to foster good decision making.
Do this too often and you’ll end up spending all your time fixing bad decisions instead of having the time to make good decisions. Resulting in an endless loop of new problems and more pain.
Know there is a better way…Realize that most people will not choose the harder path…This becomes your edge.
Do not rush to resolve the uncomfortable.
Instead, embrace these feelings of uncertainty.
Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
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Love you to pieces!