To me that definition is: no more than 4 (maybe 5) years in college pursuing a bachelors degree, an immediate or near-immediate entry into a career or grad-school, and financial gain, etc., or maybe that's just what I thought success was for so long because that is what I remember thinking success was when I was a teenager looking forward to my future.
So when I started seeing graduation announcements for friends, I looked at myself and my life and I wasn't unhappy. No, I didn't (yet) have a bachelors or even an associates degree. No, I hadn't found my calling and I was still working retail. But I was satisfied with where I was. At that point in my life I was already happily married, a homeowner, and on my way to being a mom. I felt satisfied with my choices and where I was, and I took it upon myself to assert that there is more than one type of success. That it has more to do with how happy you are with your life choices than where you stand in comparison to everyone else. So, in short, as I texted to a friend who was feeling like they were unaccomplished in comparison to her friends,
"Success doesn't come only in numbers defined by others, you have to define it for yourself!"
Until next time,
Julia
And as someone in camp a (college and all that), I actually feel sometimes less of a success because I'm not married and don't have kids.
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show that the grass is always greener until you find it within yourself. Or something like that. <3
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DeleteOk, that was a heart, but it isn't showing up for me. I really like the way you put that :)
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