We live in a time where everything is so accessible, that it just becomes easy to compare and try and keep up with our peers, instead of just doing our own thing. This stress that comes from the pressure of staying ahead of everybody else gets pretty exhausting. Being a 26-year old kid with no children when you expected to have kids at 22 at some point really messes with your head. It’s strange to log in to social media just to like everybody else’s pictures of their kids and their significant others reaching a milestone year in marriage.

Seeing most of your ex-girlfriends pregnant and getting married is a roller coaster ride of “what if” scenarios and it makes you pretty sick at some point. You can’t help but be happy for the person, but it makes you question your priorities. I don’t think I’ll ever answer the question and I’ll just have to figure it out, but how can I raise a child when I’m not even done growing up myself? 

This is when I turn to my favorite quote from the Dalai Lama, “remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck” 

CHILL. It’s all going to be alright. 

I’m convinced there’s no amount of meditation that will cause you to never want to put this pressure on yourself, even if it’s just a bit.