we're dropping out into the so unknown.

lately i have been considering more and more how preposterous most of our ideas of "normalcy" do not match up to reality.

i have finally begun to settle into the belief that our lives definitely do not need to hit certain expected benchmarks.

for instance, i do not believe that anyone has to find "what they want to do for the rest of their lives" career-wise. personally, if i enjoy my job, find value in it, and pay my bills, then i am happy.

also comes to mind the subject of romance. who says that you need to be married. when did that become proof of how much you love someone? i am not at all against marriage. i think it is a beautiful and sacred thing. one day i would consider the possibility. but marriage is not an instant stability inducer. in fact, i think it is much harder once you become married (especially in this day and age). it is an institution for some, and not one for others. i think that if you are taking a relationship day by day, and you are happy, then that should be enough.

it is all about being happy in the moment. it is great to have long term goals, but who really knows how anything will turn out--or how long we will even be around to see those goals come to fruition.

who set the rules to how we should see ourselves and our future? who deemed certain lifestyles acceptable and other lifestyles unsavory?

i place blame partly on the cinema and partly on our fears.

i realize that some people's "cheese" in life could be finding their ideal career or getting married. If this is the case, and those things make you happy, then absolutely do them.

i, however, simply want to enjoy my days when they come and while i have them.

and i think we are all doing just fine.