And we are back! Growing Pains

It has been a year since I have really written on my blog but that does not mean I have stopped writing. The last real post was in 2011. I started this blog to write about the experience of the "Unfinished Twenty Something." Since then, there have been many TV shows and articles talking about this phase of life in which we find ourselves. Finally! Some validation! GIRLS, The Mindy Project, Emily Owens MD, Hart of Dixie, The "I'm 24" youtube sensation.

Here is a poem I have written about "Growing Pains." Growing pains happen at all phases of transition and growth in life (at 13, 22, 52...and so on) and they are the only way we can enter each new stage of life.

Growing Pains

Growing pains can be annoying and uncomfortable no doubt... 

The upsides of growing pains are the following:

You get to learn about how strong you are.  

You have to charge at your growing pains with a full force, so that when they are over, and you have reached the next stage, you can come out at the other end, in the new stage, as a better, older, and improved version of yourself. That is the coolest part of this process.

Time. It is the most beautiful gift you have been given. Be patient with your growing pains.

Don’t listen to those pressuring voices who think they know best for you. Only listen to those who actually know best for you. You will soon be able to tell the difference between those who genuinely care and those who do not.  

Remember those who care. Remember to thank them later. 

Let the growing pains take effect but don't let them rule over you. Find a balance. 

Carve out your own road.  

Be yourself. The biggest regret you will have is that you were not true to yourself.  

Trust yourself.