To: All the Sandwich Generations Life is not easy, and it never will be Until you do something and change your life I waited for years for a miracle to happen And nothing happened Part 1/3
However Adulting means not knowing what you’re doing, but you have to do it And you may never fully understand why or how things happened Until you take a look back and realized That everything didn't just happen to you Everything happened for you. Part 3/3
I might look like I know what I'm doing But inside my head I'm full of worries I don't want people to find out That I'm only acting As if I know what I'm doing Part 2/3
One day, when I’m 30 I would run a successful company One day, when I’m 30 I would have a car and a house One day, when I’m 30 I would understand how life works But that one day never came And today I turned 30 Part 1/3
I used to be a people pleaser. Because I thought that was the right thing to do. To make everyone around me happy. But I had to learn the hard way. That it's not my responsibility... To make everyone happy. Part 1/2
When I entered adulthood, I felt lost. It seemed to me that everyone had it all figured out. While I was the only person who didn't know what I was doing. And I saw people who shine like no other. And naturally, I was drawn to them. I followed them as they led the way.
I used to wait for the "right moment" to change. And over the years, I learned the hard way that the "right moment" will never come. Because the "right moment" is mine to define. That’s when my life changed gradually. Part 1/4
But deep inside I know that Some things matter more Than my dreams So when I see people ahead of me I stopped blaming myself And when things don't go my way I let them be Because I am not losing I am surviving Part 2/2
Life is not fair When others seem to be living their lives Why am I always left behind? When others can do whatever they want in life Why am I stuck here? Part 1/2
It's hard to answer "how are you?" Does the person really want to know? Or is this just small talk? Because most days, I don't know how I feel. Most days, I'm only living as time passes by. Part 1/2
I thought success can only be achieved when I'm better than everyone else. But it turns out, I can define my success, and I don't need anyone's approval of my success. Because I am living my own life. I define my success. Part 2/2
I used to compare my life with other people. And almost every time, I felt that my life is never good enough. But the problem is that I don't know what success means to me. Part 1/2
I was a people pleaser I thought the only way to be happy Was to make everyone happy But it turned out... The people I cared about? They don't care about me As much as I care about them 1/3
I am burned out. Because I wanted to keep going. I thought taking a break was a lazy excuse. In pursuit of "happiness", I made myself unhappy. The irony. Part 1/3
But as adults, we need to show up. At least show up like life is better than it actually is. That's why some people wear masks. That's why I wear a mask, too, most of the time. We're just trying to do our best in life. Part 2/3
As I get older, I am no longer excited about things. Not because I don't want to, but because I am too tired to be excited. Aren't we all? Tired? Part 1/3
Sometimes, doing what people expect us to do might benefit us. But most of the time, it may not. And we'd end up doing things we rather not do. Part 2/4
