Looking Back

I am watching the music video My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion and I'm Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman by Britney Spears and they remind me of my innocent and young years. I was in sixth grade when the song My Heart Will Go On become an international hit and I was a freshman in high school when Britney Spears was at the peak in her music career.  I was a carefree young lady who did not care much about what the world has to offer and what is happening around me.  Like many young girls, my primary concerns were my school work and how would I get the money to buy my next evening snacks and of course, how to get approval from other people.

Compared to today, my concerns were very much childish and it showed how undeveloped I was a person and how much I had to learn.  Looking back, I have changed so much as a person for the past decade since I graduate from high school. First of all, I think more like an adult. I had to go through some tough time in order to get here and I know I have a lot to learn but I have more of an adult mindset than ever before.  My brain has matured a lot and I feel like I see things more objectively than in the past. Second of all, the real world taught me the importance of relationships.  We all need healthy relationships in our lives and I learn the hard way on how to from relationships and how to nourish them.  It takes more effort to keep a relationship than when I was younger but the good news is the nourished relationships are much better than the one that is not.  Sure, life gets crazy and stressful sometimes but I find that it's all worth the pain to go through it because in the end, the reward outweigh the pain.