Methodology

Adolescence a time where I had to figure out who I was. It was an adventure navigating the waters of what I did and did not like. I discovered what my interests are, who would be my lifelong friends, what I was capable of doing when I put my mind to it, even how to talk to the opposite gender. Coming out of it. I can say that was a rough introduction to who I am. 

I still haven't gotten all of it down yet. I do know that I have a more refined understanding of who I am. Leaving home does help one to learn to lead one's own life. If we're still on sailing metaphors now I have more durable sails on my boat as I course through new experiences. 

Now I'm well into my second decade of existence. It is a very volatile time. So much can happen and a lot is achievable. I just have to look at my peers and that rattles me at times. Some are wedding, some are graduating, some are birthing, some are mourning and some are even eligible to win the Ballon D'or. 

Another sailing metaphor, your boat seems stagnant when other sailors seem to be making more headway. Til a certain point you and your peers are always doing the same things and having the same achievements. You're doing the same things and getting the same results. It all changes and everyone is I a different phase. We fall out of sync at a certain age and things do not go back to the way they were. It leaves one wondering if they are going in the right direction, or if they are going any where at all. 

I am starting to believe that your twenties are a time in which one is figuring out their methodology. This is when I am trying to understand how I am going to do life. My teen years where more about identity. Now that I have a better understanding of that. My next step is getting to what and how I am supposed to do what I need to do. It does not have to look the same because life does not pan out the same for every individual.

 

Your current methodology might not give expected results. Which can lead you to doubt your efforts. We each have different destinations and we each are enduring our own storms. The maiden voyage does not always lead to  the desired port. All we can do is see what we can control. We can not change the wind, we can adjust our sails.