Sometimes shadows win...

As an adult it is hard to navigate under the constant pressure of meeting expectations. Our choices matter and they shape us as individuals - how others see us and more importantly, how we see ourselves. As children we could make mistakes and brush them off as easily as dirt on our shoes, but now, as I am bombarded from every corner, I realise that grace and serenity are my best guidelines. I don't wish to be known as impulsive or unreliable. I want to be perceived as someone who is trustworthy, someone who knows when to stand up for what is right, and when to bow down when the fight has clearly been lost. I am growing up, for sure, and while the future can't come fast enough, I try to find solace in the fact that I have never before been surrounded with so much love and friendship. Both of which outweigh those that would bring me down, those that cannot see how life is simply never life at all.