Shit Happens...and there is nothing you can do about it.
With only 2 months of my 20's left I can't help but sum up the decade more negatively than positively. Sadly this is true. Despite good years (mostly in the first half of the decade) and new and valuable experiences, overall the past 10 years of my life have been plagued with one stint of disappointment and shitty luck after another. My 20's have been defined by 2 or 3 bad events for every good one. Take the following year for example. This year I moved into a better financial situation, as well as a great living one. However I was dumped by 3 men (one of which I was genuinely crazy about) and I buried my grandfather. For the past 10 years I've said to myself, "next year has to be better". It never has been, at least not by any real measure. So people always say that your 20's are to make the mistakes and your 30's are to use the lessons learned. Yet I'm still not entirely clear on those lessons learned. In truth at this point all I'm certain of is that my 20's were pretty shitty. When then does the transition happen? When does it shift and become easier? The day I turn 30? A few weeks after? Will I feel it shift? Or will I just assume that the shift is occurring until I find myself at this juncture next year saying, "Next year has to be better."? I have absolutely no idea, but I do know shit is going to happen and many times I won't be able to stop it. Therefore teaching me I need to invest in a shit poncho. Thank you 20's. After 10 years that's what I've gathered from you; that I need a fucking poncho.
