Rec | I FEEL SO MUCH MORE SELF ASSURED

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Rec'd on 🪐 how has your life changed since being 16 years old?

i am going on 11 years removed from 16 and i haven’t stopped to reflect and look back on it much until just now tbh. for one, im so much more articulate and patient. i also recently realized is its so much easier for me to not care about what people think. like i actually couldn’t care less how i look to others atp. my curiousity for the world has grown and i feel like im a part of something big even if i feel alone sometimes. a lot less insecure. but i also now am old enough to realize there really is no age range or time frame for these metrics at all. i’m sure in another 10 years i’ll have come to all new conclusions.

@deardoveswings

Apr 11, 2025

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