So I recently went to a family baby shower and was able to spend time with my cousins and other family members I don’t usually see as much and it was a very good experience. It was great seeing my cousin with her new-born and just overall being around family. It also kind of gave me perspective on how much I have thought of the importance of growth and how much our interests and values change. My 15 year old cousins were talking about some Jordans that had most recently released and I told them how I decided to forgo getting those Jordans and got something else due to being more interested in those.
They couldn’t believe it and thought I was crazy for saying that but it also led me to an understanding. When I was younger around their age at least till the end of high school I wanted all the Jordans I could get and having Jordans was the norm for everybody but after that time my interests have changed drastically. I now value other shoe brands and boots and don't really seek Jordans as much as I used to. I honestly haven't bought any Jordans since 2020. I told them the same thing will happen to them when they get to their early 20s but they looked at me like I was crazy. It brought me back to those days because I would have never thought the same when I was younger but things change as we grow. Our values and interests change as we grow older and that’s okay.
What I'm aiming at is a lot of times we fear change and forgoing our old habits or interests due to being familiar with them for so long but I think it's okay to go through that change and not limit ourselves. Staying in our comfort zones will not help us grow. The things we enjoyed when we were younger won’t feel the same and for some of those things we might even let them go. Part of growing up and maturing is just not seeing things the same as we used to. We may not even view the world the same. Growing up means we are more focused on what we give our time and attention to and another aspect is deciding what we feel is worth it and what is not.
My evolution from Jordans is a small example but it exemplifies the shift in perspective. I don’t see them the same way I used to when I was younger and that’s okay. For some their shift may include different things that are more suitable to them and that is okay. We have to continue growing in life and part of that is the change in our views. Even how we see people changes and how certain situations are navigated. Our change is mindset is what opens the door to the shift in perspective. We may be going after things that are far opposite to what we were before and I think that is the great thing about life. We always have the freedom to choose and no one can take that away from us.
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