Picking at my thoughts

Soon enough I will be 23. And I know that isn't too old, but every time my age number gets higher, I start to wonder about life. I am heading towards my mid 20's with still, no direction in life. The thing about life is that it's given to you with no manual. So I sit here and wonder wow, time has passed me by so quickly that everything I planned for life has not turned out. Last year of school I was 17, I was asked where do I picture myself in 5 years. I said successful, with a stable job and happy. If my calculations are right I would have been 22 for all of those things to happen. Now that I'm almost 23 I can say, none of that crap happened!! Hahahaha! But I can say I was and still am happy as things happen for a reason.

For 22 years I have struggled to keep my life at hand. I always fell short somewhere and would give up hope on everything I acquired to do. But now things are surely and slowly falling into place bit by bit. The ball is rolling and so my hunger for success is growing. Although its not exactly how I pictured it to be, what I said 5 years prior, did in some way turn out. I have a stable job, where I can safely say I am an asset to my department. I may not be successful business wise, but I am successful in other areas. I have moved here to Samoa and adjusted successfully. I have built successful relationships with those that I need to. I was successful in fulfilling my dream into becoming a student at BYUH. And last but not least, I am happy. Very happy. Not too often I see cloudy days, but overall, I do have a smile on my face and joy in my heart, the kind of joy that you share with those around you in hopes that it will create a domino effect.