How to Be a Better Adult

by Jacque Aye

Punch Fear in the Face You’re terrified, aren’t you? You’re not alone. Everyone is terrified. Adulthood is like walking on a tightrope, and you’re getting shakier, but you’re too far across to turn back. It’s full of work. Hard work. Sometimes unfair work. Mostly unfair work. And the possibility of failure lingers with each passing day. You could be fired at any moment, for any reason. Someone could steal your identity and run your credit into the ground. A willowy woman could saunter by, attract your husband’s wandering eye and wreck your ten-year marriage. It’s all so very scary. The scary parts won’t ever go away. So what needs to change is you. You need to square up and punch Fear in the face. Right between the eyes. And once you’ve faced the Fear head-on, you’ll be able to move forward in spite of it.

“It’s ok to complain. Nothing ever feels as good as it looks before you get there.”

“Let go of the pressure of a perfect ending. Just...let the story unfold. However it's meant to.”

“Life is long. And random. And before you know it, you’re in a place you never thought you’d be at. I’m not living in the past anymore. And I’m not getting lost in some future that doesn’t exist to me yet. Simple as that. I’m staying present, and if you wanna be less lonely, I’d suggest you do the same.”