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For some reason this year is hitting me a little harder than they usually do. There's no obvious explanation for it. 2016 isn't especially different from 2015 numerically speaking. It is the start of the downhill slope toward a whole new decade but that isn't really it either. I'm still only in the beginning of my 40's and since 2015 wasn't especially great for me there's added anticipation for what this new year will be.
So what's the deal?
I think part of it is is that in the deep dark recesses of my mind I still think of it as the 90's. And that was twenty years ago. It's simply mind boggling to me that I've survived through that many years. Lots of missteps and mistakes, the random moment of brilliant success, and here I am. Life is, in my respects, so much easier than it was back then. It's still a tremendous struggle at times but by and large I've done pretty well. I'm doing my best to be content with that.
Still...2016, man. How'd that happen? Seems like just yesterday the new millenium was a whole 4 years away. Only it's been 4 times that. Anyone born in 1996 is turning twenty this year. It just doesn't compute.
So what's the deal?
I think part of it is is that in the deep dark recesses of my mind I still think of it as the 90's. And that was twenty years ago. It's simply mind boggling to me that I've survived through that many years. Lots of missteps and mistakes, the random moment of brilliant success, and here I am. Life is, in my respects, so much easier than it was back then. It's still a tremendous struggle at times but by and large I've done pretty well. I'm doing my best to be content with that.
Still...2016, man. How'd that happen? Seems like just yesterday the new millenium was a whole 4 years away. Only it's been 4 times that. Anyone born in 1996 is turning twenty this year. It just doesn't compute.
