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> What does it even mean to be an adult? I've thought of that often. The more time went by the more I found the adults around me were ultimately fallible. The
by sosuke 11y ago
> What does it even mean to be an adult?
I've thought of that often. The more time went by the more I found the adults around me were ultimately fallible. The older I've gotten I've questioned my capacity as well. Am I being a good adult? What qualities to I aspire to have?
The people I see make it the farthest have the toughest hides. Life doesn't just throw shit at you from time to time it is a waterfall of crap. There is never a right time and waiting for it doesn't help. The adults I like the most set boundaries on life and work. They generally complain a great deal less. They have just as much to complain about, but choose not to waste time on trying to change the things they can't.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer
O God, give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed,
The courage to change what can be changed,
and the wisdom to know the one from the other
I've fallen back to that recently. I've focused my energy on things that I can do to make a difference. For me, for my family and friends.
I haven't figured it out. You've no doubt heard of the programmer's imposter syndrome? Well I'm starting to believe that some of the best adults feel like adult imposters.
I could ramble for a while on this I guess.
- striking 11y agoThank you for your post. I'm definitely going to keep the Serenity Prayer in mind, that's really powerful.