that is my question for the day.
i welcome all responses. i'll even take feedback from random people casually perusing my blog. :-) i'm honestly looking forward to what you all have to say...
here are a few of my thoughts on the matter: i've never felt as much like i need to grow up as i do right now. part of that i'm sure is work-related, but part of it is the result of seriously examining my own actions and attitudes. i NEED to grow up...seriously. (wow, that's honest.) i've always thought of myself as a responsible individual, but growing up seems to entail more than just being responsible...
growing up is more than just getting older; that happens naturally. really "growing up" takes effort. responsibility is part of it, but there's more to being a "grown up" than not making hasty decisions. so what does it really mean? how does one "grow up"? i think a lot of it is attitude related...
so those are my current thoughts. yours?
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being responsible is vital but I personally feel that Peter Pan aka The Hook hold the true answers for your question. Remember child-like faith Lisa... we'll always be God's children anyway :)
my opinions at least.
I don't think anyone every really knows until all of a sudden your there... you can't force it to happen... sure you got to be responsible and stuff... but enjoy the process... I don't think there's any easy answers for you - Sorry!
And Katie... when was Peter Pan ever known as the Hook?
Independance;-)
That's hard Lisa!! The first thing that came to my mind was Jesus telling the rich man to give up everything and follow Him. That's really easy for a child, that kind of trust, but as an adult it takes a force of the will to surrender EVERYTHING for Christ. That's why childlike faith is so valuable, but it's also why making a proactive decision to follow Him bears witness to spiritual and mental maturity. So, it makes sense in my mind to think that a sign of growing up would be the ability to surrender...your family, home, stuff, yada yada, all of it to the Lord and seek Him first.
I'm trying to figure out that question myself. I thought I'd feel like a grown up when I got a 'real' job or bought a house, but apparently that's not the answer. . .
thanks for all your thoughts, guys. i do appreciate them. i guess the general consensus is that there is no "how to grow up" plan available. so i guess i'll just have to take it one day at a time...
Albeit a couple years late at questioning this topic, i've found that in life, to be a "grown up" is not simply independence (as we need to accept that occasionally we will need someone) or that of a job/career and place of residence. It is however the transition into knowing who you are as a person, not as a title based on what you do as a profession or what degree has been achieved. For instance, is a married PhD holder who cheats on their significant other with someone in the work place grown up?, or still wildly immature? To know what is right and wrong, and the ultimate decision in which one is chosen. Many supposed "grown up's" have told me, "Life is hard (or sucks), and then you die", but it is in their words that they define a claim that their misfortune is all of life. Yes, humanity can be viciously cruel.. but we can be amazingly compassionate and loving to even the most cruel. Life Is what you make of it, and the way you perceive the events that occur is what defines you being a grown up. That is not however to say that a child cannot be grown up, or that mature in age persons may be immature as age has no value other than societical (i make up words too =D) points of what may be acceptable in relations. Love has no bounds but the ones we make for it, restricting love's chance to truly find us.
As for a religious tone, it is said that God love's his(or her) children when we are at play, but how many children to adults play without having to set some goal to accomplish, or prize to win? To play is simple, warming, and jovial.. but even the most supposed "Grown Up"'s fail to understand this most basic of virtues.
Hope this helps you on your path to finding the answer for you. =O)
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