Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.

This is actually quite difficult for me to pinpoint.

It feels like I’ve merged a lot of my life experiences and phases into one.

Obviously, I am different now at this point in my life and have gone through different phases from my childhood, to being a teenager, to my 20s, and now my 30s. And I’m sure as the next decades come around, I will be even more different. However, a lot of my whole self encompasses parts of those past experiences now.

I am grateful for the life I have led thus far.

It may have been hard at times, but there are always so many wonderful moments.

I suppose if I had to pick a time, I would say it was when I was more care-free.

I am working on incorporating that characteristic more into my life now.

Let’s be honest: adulting sucks.

I have to pay the mortgage every month. I have insurance and taxes I have to pay for. Bills, bills, bills. So do we all, right?

So I think it was a time when perhaps I wasn’t responsible for so much.

I didn’t have a traditional college experience where I went away to party for 4 years, so that’s out.

But I supposed I cared a lot less about certain things or consequences in life when I was younger.

The thing is, I’ve always been on the mature side because I had to “grow up fast”.

Regardless, being less worried about the future and enjoying the present are things I’m working on now – mindfulness.

You have to remind yourself that you can’t control everything and you don’t always know where your next path in life is going to lead you.

I’m looking forward to the next phase in my life, however – as well as this present one.