Enjoying who I am, as I am now. | 8 Chapters
CHAPTER 02 / 08
People find themselves hardest to understand.
Even as time passes quietly, the “me” within remains one continuous self.
It is curious how the changes within ourselves are often the hardest to notice.
Precisely because we look in the mirror every morning, it can be difficult to see the difference between yesterday and today.
Age is much the same.
From our 20s to our 30s.
From our 30s to our 40s.
Time passes quietly.
Yet the “me” within does not suddenly become someone else one morning.
When you were younger, men asked you out.
They took you to dinner.
You fell in love.
Someone cherished you.
You were treated as someone a little special.
There were men who made time in their schedules for you.
You may have memories like these.
Just as you once naturally drew attention and were treated as someone a little special, women newly turning 22 are now having their turn.
Just as new flowers bloom when spring arrives, a new generation of women comes of age each year.
And you, too, once had a spring like that.
Every moment of being loved, laughing and feeling your heart flutter has become part of the woman you are today.
Perhaps that is precisely why it is so difficult to see ourselves objectively.
Within us, the person we were in our 20s, our 30s and our 40s continues as one unbroken “me.”
Age is also the passage of time that gradually changes the scenery of our lives.
And perhaps the pleasures that suit that scenery also change little by little.
Time that feels right for who you are now.
You can take your time and begin by sharing how you feel now.
All 8 Chapters
- I’m not lonely. But some nights, I want to be touched.
- People find themselves hardest to understand.
- Time passes a little differently for men and women.
- What you want is not necessarily a “boyfriend.”
- Desire alone always arrives in the “now.”
- The body you have now has its own season.
- Every stage of life has its own pleasures.
- “This is what I want now.”