octolilly [through the years]

“How did you become more of a grown-up this year? Or did you pull a Peter Pan and stubbornly remain childlike?” – Bethany

Even though I spent a considerable amount of time photographing Lego’s this evening, I would say that I’ve possibly become more of a grown-up this year. Possibly.

In April, I rushed towards thirty with my arms wide open. A few people cautioned me, sagely, that I’d hit a rockbottom moment where thirty felt like eighty. But it didn’t. I felt freedom from my twenties (which were a swirled bit of poo in my humble opinion) and ALIVE.

Slowly, but surely, I see a wide open horizon ahead where I can change the things about me that bug me to no end. I have a list. Don’t we all? It’s as though for the majority of my life I’ve felt as though I am in a pattern that I can’t escape. But now, magically, I feel encouraged that Things Will Change.

When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world, try not to bash into the walls too much, try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money. That’s a very limited life. Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.” – Steve Jobs

Although I’m not out to build a piece of technology to change the world, I am seeing that I don’t have to settle for normal.

I have goals. I have dreams. I can still reach them. And it doesn’t hurt to add a bit of childlike fun to the mix.

This means sparkly rainbow barrettes, Lisa Frank stickers, and Legos. Obviously.

I’m taking part in a blogging group called Reverb Broads that will be suggesting daily blogging prompts this December. If you want to join in, feel free! Go here or here to learn more.

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