25+

I miss high school. I miss back to school shopping, required gym and never-ending drama. I also miss the first year of college, Gen Ed classes and always having someone around to go out with.

Both are controlled, semi-supervised environments. What was thought to be hard, really isn't in the big picture. There is almost always a safety net, someone reminding you of what needs to be done, and limited means to be exploited. If you played your cards right, there wasn't really anything to worry about.

Maybe that was just my experience. Nothing was particularly difficult at that time. Is that because I didn't push myself, or because I didn't know what else to accomplish? Was the lack of worrying because I took an easy route?

I admit that in high school I did what I needed to do, and pushed my self to succeed in the realm of high school. But in addition, I didn't know what else I could've been reaching for.

And now at 25, I think I've gotten a pretty good hold on things. However, maybe it's because I don't know what else to do.

For example, if you're a rower trying to get PR on your 2k, you could row a 2k every couple days and push yourself by watching the numbers go down. Or you could, weight train to build lean muscle, interval cardio to build speed and endurance, stretch to increase flexibility, etc. There are other things, outside of tunnel vision, we could be doing to help us get to ultimate goal.

So in the interest of having a spherical life, a well-rounded multidimensional, complete life, what things must we include? Not simply a checklist of things to achieve or possess, but myriad of things, actions, people, abilities, and beliefs that make our time worthwhile. Not simply a "to do" list to get to yet another level.

My yuppiness is in full effect, and time goes by fast. I cherish my time to be self-centered, because I know it is limited. I'll biologically get to the next stage of life, but here's hoping that the next quarter won't leave me so up-in-the air.