I'm 27. Single, and trying to figure it all out. This stage has been a tad more difficult than I imagined. Probably because I thought life was going to be like Beverly Hills 90210. I thought, graduate college, have a fairy tale wedding, buy a beautiful house in the Old Village and pop out 2 or 3 beautiful low country kids. Not quite how real life is. At least for me thus far. Something I have realized lately is that if you fall trap to self comparison (especially around Mt. Perfect), you could find yourself in serious trouble. If and when I compare myself to my friends it never ends well. I could easily feel like I don't measure up. I am not in med school or law school or saving the world. I'm not married. I haven't done some grand thing. Nope. I am what I would call normal. Even average. This used to really bug me, but I feel like I have rounded a small corner on the tough streets of life. The truth is that we are all different. Each of us is on our own path. We are called to love each other, but we sure as heck are not called to do the same thing. I have to constantly remind myself (or have someone else remind me) that I am okay. I have a job. I have my family. I have friends. I live in the most beautiful place in the world. It's so easy to forget those things and focus on what I don't have. I used to have this horrible thought that maybe I missed the boat. What boat exactly? I have no idea. But, I must have missed it. Luckily, lately I have been reminded that it's okay. Just because my scorecard looks a little different than someone else's does not mean that I'm doing it wrong. Just different. I think it is important to reflect on that sometimes. Just last night, I was taking in the sunset and the rising moon and thought just how special this place is and just how thankful I am to get to do life here. I hope the same for each of you. See you in the city:)