Mid-20s, quasi adulthood, anxiety ridden future pondering. I know I am not the only one agonizing through the two, three, four (or more) year itch.Talking to parents, friends, colleagues, well-wishers, and pessimists often helps. Sometimes, though, inspiration comes from the unlikeliest of places.
In 1995, Iggy Pop answered a 20 page fan letter from a 21 year old girl in Paris. His scribbled note has some of the most eloquent, heartfelt advice I've read anywhere.
Words to live by: "take a deep breath and do whatever you must to survive and find something to be that you can love."
4 comments:
That made me cry at work. "The pressure never ends in this life." That is oddly optimistic to me. Thanks for this.
I just cried at work, too !
Thanks, Sashy
That is sooo good. It IS that easy, I do believe. LOVE!!
It is sometimes hard to keep that in mind though.
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