That weather hasn\u2019t broken yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just sitting, enjoying the peak of warmth. The sun is keeping it warm, but we\u2019re in a cold space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, cold, the people keep it cold. Quite cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s Get Into It <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At 25, you\u2019re no longer the 21-year-old who doesn\u2019t look beyond the talk. You look at the messenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 25, you\u2019re feeling like you\u2019re still 22, but you didn\u2019t even like that crew, so why go back?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you can even end them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No perfect ending. Meaning, when something ends, it opens the doors for the next adventure. Wanting a perfect ending doesn’t always equal closure. Stop chasing perfect endings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let it end, so your new blessing can arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a season of learning, loving you, embracing you, and letting go of anything that doesn\u2019t continue the pieces of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay in your peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t let anything disrespect, disrupt it, dismantle it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo weapons formed against me, shall prosper.\u201d Isaiah 54:17<\/p>\n\n\n\n A new space, a new position, a new set of people, a new set of opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Twenty-three-year-old you seeks the space but can\u2019t own the space because you can\u2019t relate. The 25-year-old reads the room and chooses her spaces wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We know when it\u2019s time to pack it up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We meet a lot of people who feel just right. They feel like we can trust them, but then you realize these ain\u2019t the same folks we knew yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A set of beasts waiting to attack their prey, too bad they have no room to stay. They\u2019re removed and sent back to their \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, we do meet the missing puzzle pieces even during the season of solitude. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You know what, 25, you\u2019re not that bad. You have your character-development moments, but you\u2019re truly a year of fruition, intuition, and embracement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A true blooming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I don\u2019t think it\u2019s leaving home that\u2019s the scary part; it\u2019s the memories. It\u2019s the comfort, the laughs, the cries, the safety net. Watching the trees bloom, taking my doggy out for a bathroom break, and sitting in my car.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pulling up with the music blasting. A new song just came out, and it\u2019s hot. So, you know, I gotta let the whole neighborhood know what I am listening to right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s 25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But then another part feels like…<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Am I too childish? Do I need to stop doing this, because I am 25 now? Should I stop eating those Starbursts? Is that childish?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then it\u2019s like, “Nah, that\u2019s not childish, you couldn\u2019t buy that when you were 15, so now you’re just buying it for yourself because you got grown-up money.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you’re young, you don\u2019t have good money management. You learn to budget when bills are due, and something you really like is cut out of the plans because bills are due.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Possibility took the\u201d treat yourself something nice\u201d memo out of context one too many times.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n A 12-oz, maybe 16-oz coffee is now $7 at a base rate because some 25-year-old came in and said, \u201cI have to treat myself to something nice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the cashier says, \u201cYeah, you should.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further confirming that paying $7 for coffee is worth the price for 10 minutes of satisfaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a new generation of coffee drinkers being born, but we love two espresso shots and third shots if we\u2019re feeling spontaneous.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you haven\u2019t let love turn you into a nasty serpent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We like easy dates, well, I do.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spend the whole day kinda love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Be safe and have fun kinda love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vibing to whatever kinda love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A whole day with you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n First, we need that $7 coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Followed with a mini run to the grocery store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I have to shop early at the grocery sto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ion like to shop late for my groceries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, we are at the clothing store.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you hungry?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eating a meal in the parking lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I could go on, but that would be too easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n I still like surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twenty-five is the perfect time to let your past hurt go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Have good audacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n C.Alilijah <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" *Did I get my $7 latte?*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,376,6],"tags":[790,685,781,311,114,95],"class_list":["post-8043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts","category-lifestyle-content","category-whats-new","tag-25-year-old","tag-c-alilijah","tag-diary-of-chan","tag-lifestyle","tag-self-care","tag-style"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nSometimes, some chapters in your life close<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
25 is beautiful <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You feel there\u2019s something else for you <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Counterfeit nation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t know where I am going with this <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Just because<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We will always have a $7 coffee tho <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Then we\u2019re hopeless romantic <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You do move on, though\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n