appeared in my inbox:

They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going
along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about
yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling
insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get
scared because you barely know where you are now.


You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you
thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have
ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most
important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing
that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they
are as confused as you.


You look at your job...and it is not even close
to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a
job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and
that scares you.


Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing
and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize
that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding
things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One
minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure.


You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel
alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try
and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past
is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where
you are or move forward. You get your heart broken and wonder how
someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder
why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know
better.


Or maybe you Love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you
are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person.


One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting
wasted and acting like an idiot doesn't seem as fun. You go through the
same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends
about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You
worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and
while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to
be a contender!


What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to
it.
We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard
as we can to figure this whole thing out.


Send this to your twenty-something friends...maybe it will help
someone feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion........
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
that take our breath away."


It's really amazing when two strangers become the best of friends,
but
It is really sad when the best of friends become two strangers.