Engagements, babies and the circle of life

This year I have had four good friends get engaged and a few friends have their first or second babies. I guess that goes with the circle of life.

When we are young, we always want to be older. When we are older we want to look younger. It definitely doesn't help that Hollywood prizes young, toned athletic bodies and faces that are frozen with botox. How many women in Hollywood do not have a frozen smile? I think looking natural and great is something akin to a rare bird nowadays.

When I think of the usual person's life plan--be born, go to school, try to get into a good school, get a good job, find a nice partner/wife/husband, get engaged, then married, then have kids or adopt, raise them, then get retired . Then the cycle starts all over again.

I must say ignorance is bliss in some cases such as when you are a child and when you eat. You just eat not worrying or caring about carbs, grams of fat, or if you hadn't done your cardio for the day. Also taxes and bills are not something you deal with as you are of age to worry. Just playing with friends and going to school to keep up your grades are big concerns. Even then, being a kid is not easy as we all know other kids can be very cruel. Especially to those who do not fit in, are awkward, or very different from them. I know growing up I had my share of slurs and glares. I know of others who were beat up, picked on, teased mercilessly just because they were "not one of us". Life is not fair.

Being an adult has its set of problems too if you are single you are constantly asked how come you are not dating. Or how come you are not married, or if you are married how come you do not have any kids yet. Is there any sign of relief for people from constant bombardment of questions even though their hearts and intentions are in the right place?

But these things will always occur and reoccur, just have to grin and bear it. For me, I just grin and bear it and control how I can react to these situations. Not everything is within your control, but you come out a happier person being more positive and not dwelling on the many matters that bother us.