That Point In Life...

Ever felt that you get to a point in life where you are no where close to what you expected, dreamed of or planned? I feel sometimes we make plans and expect ourselves to have done certain things at a certain age and then by the time we get to that age, we are not even close to where we wanted to be.
For example, some people talk about that they want to be married at a certain age, and then when that birthday passes and they are not married, then they feel like a failure. Some people hope for more close friends but life hands them none. It becomes hard to feel happy for others because they are exactly where you thought you would be.

The point of this post is not to depress you in anyway. It is too show you that if you feel that you have not reached a certain idea in your head, you are not alone. The thing to remember is that life is still moving and there are still opportunities to try and get to that place where you want to be. For some people, it takes longer to get there. Some people need to work harder because they have more life lessons to learn. It is just the way life is. We need to stop thinking that we didn't succeed but how FAR we have come. Truth is, we can all agree that nothing ever goes according to plan. Life is unpredictable. Life is spontaneous. Things just happen that we never expected would occur and this ultimately affects our original plan.

Personally, setting these ideas in your head only leads to disappointment. Rather have a very rough goal that has no exact dates or what not so that you have something to work towards. Accept life and that things just happen because that's the way it works. Once you accept this, life will become a more pleasant ride where you appreciate what you have rather than what you don't. You appreciate how far you have come rather than sulking about close you were to reaching this idea. You got to keep in mind, that it is the ride of life and the lessons we learn than are more important than anything else