What Does It Mean To Be Lost?

"Not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves." - Henry David Thoreau

Google describes being lost as 'unable to find one's way'.

How does one know what their way is? What it should be?

Societal Pressures

The higher I get into my 20s, the more I see friends getting married and having children. As a single twenty-something living at home with my parents, I get plenty of looks of pity from others. Why does being single have such a bad rap? Is one lost because they are single? Because they are not in a career job?

As we age, we move on from past desires and discover new dreams.

We plant seeds in areas which we think will make us feel whole, but sometimes, these choices don't feel right - not yet anyways - and that's okay.

Personal Pressures

Even those who seem to have it all can feel lost.

So don't be so hard on yourself. Trust that you are exactly where you need to be.

Let go of the expectations you put on yourself + onto others. We are all on our own path; there is nothing to gain from comparing your life to anyone else's. 

Embrace The Journey

We experience a variety of different emotions in life, but we sometimes avoid feeling the difficult ones. We tell ourselves not to cry, to not complain about the challenges we're facing, as if we are weak for doing so.

However, embracing and listening to all emotions - good and bad - makes you strong, not weak. So allow yourself to be sad when you feel this way, and find comfort in friends and family - we're all on the same roller coaster ride.

Wherever you are in life, be there, like really be there.

Be bold, be brave, be alive. Even when you're feeling a little lost.

xx