A Word about Maturity

So, as of late, I’ve been coming into a certain level of maturity, but not so much in a way that you may think. My maturity involves sticking with certain decisions even in the face of outside sources that pull me in a different direction.

I had to ask myself: How would going back really enhance my life? What benefits would I gain? What would be the purpose for trailing back?

All of these questions led me to one conclusion: There was no purpose other than the fact that my mind had me believing that I needed to backtrack to get clarity when I already had all the clarity I needed.

The thing about maturity is that you will eventually reach a place where you will no longer look to the same things you did in the past. But what most people do is look back, forgetting about the maturity they’ve reach because of loneliness or boredom. Don’t get so bored with your life that you start conjuring up all these excuses for why you need to “go back for closure.”

This is where you incorporate your own newness into your life: try new restaurants, go to new places with your friends, read a new book, etc.

Do not be alarmed when you find that past thoughts are escaping you. When you feel an itch that urges you to creep back into your past state of mind, don’t let it overtake you.

Don’t mistake your pondering on the past for a “sign” that is telling you to go back and fix things. Instead, rediscover why you made that choice in the first place.

In your maturity stage, you may make some difficult choices, but you also find release in that.

  

A part of growing up is living with the decisions you’ve made. If every 5 minutes you find yourself wanting to retract your decision, how can you expect to grow up and out of something?

Release yourself from past desires; be content with your decisions.  It’s good if you’re not craving the same things.

The things you find safety in are not always the things you can thrive in, they’re not always healthy for you.

Cleanse your palette and gain a new taste for something.