What is maturity?

I'll let you know when I figure it out. ;-)

That's all I had on this page from 2018-12-29 to 2025-03-14. Recently I've realized I can articulate a couple things that I think signify maturity.

  1. Striving to make things better.

  2. Accepting that much of your life is outside your control while taking ownership of what remains.

  3. A commitment to growth that translates into a habit of introspection and change.

  4. Grieving the loss of certain dreams while retaining the courage to pursue new dreams.

  5. Learning to forgive your past self and integrate with the present while striving towards a better future you.

  6. A willingness to grapple with the hard questions of life and an unwillingness to settle for shallow answers.

I'm sure there's more I haven't figured out yet and probably things I've gotten wrong. I would like to revisit this and flesh out and add to my list.