Description: Yesterday Has Passed and Tomorrow is Yet to Come
Whether it be from increasingly filtered personas on social media, or from obsolete expectations from out-of-touch relatives, young adults and dreamers of all ages are seeing skewed versions of reality, compliments of their very own, custom “U-Should Goggles”. Haven’t heard of them yet?
You may think you haven’t, because they are so lightweight and inconspicuous, that your well-intentioned loved ones can place them over your eyes without you even noticing! Do any of these statements sound familiar? “You should be married by now.” “You should be a ____, they get 401K AND benefits!” “You should buy a house! They are so cheap! You NEED a house! And a yard! And a new car! And babies! Lots of babies!”
Okay, that last one might be a slight exaggeration, but the constant inquiries about what you are doing with your life (or, more accurately, what you AREN’T doing with your life) invariably lead to a vortex of perceived failures, whirling around in your mind. The most dangerous thing of it all, is that once the vortex sets up shop, you no longer hear those thoughts as coming from someone else. They are your new internal monologue, on a never-ending loop. Is it any wonder that the never ceasing vortex eventu