How does it feel to be a human for the first time?

Is it confusing, exciting, exhilarating, intimidating?

If you’re similar to most ‘normal’ people, then I’m sure you too have and are experiencing a wide range of emotions regularly. And like everyone else, you’re navigating the vagaries of life for the first time.

So, since it’s your first time being human, what do you expect from yourself?

Do you think you should have the solution to every problem that life gives you?

Do you feel as though you must get life right?

If you do, then let me help alleviate your burden of getting life right.

Even though life is a shared experience, and we all share the same destination, each person must still embark on their own journey. And while journeys might look similar on the outside, internally, every person is experiencing life differently.

Going through life is not anything like starting a new job or acquiring a new skill where you get better with time. Life is much more complicated. At least when it comes to work, after a while, you learn the terrain, and while there might be unexpected events, they’re still siloed.

Life, on the other, comes to from all directions. Just when you feel as though you have a firm grasp of one area of life, you might be caught off guard with something you never imagined could occur. And it will be just one more in a long line of first-time human experiences in life.

While there might be examples of how to handle first-time experiences, there’s really no one size fits all handbook that works for every situation. And so, you must figure it out as you go along, working your way through the emotional highs and lows.

So, the next time you encounter a first-time experience that throws your life a little off-balance, show yourself some grace. Remind yourself that it’s your first time being a human, and just like every other time before, you will figure out how to get through it.

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