Has your life, so far, end up as you planned it or imagined it to be?

Not really. I should be living it up on Mars by now.

I never really planned out my life, or had any real expectations. Like any kid, I figured by the time I hit my 30s (well, mid-30s now) I’d have the world all figured out, and I’d know who I was as a person. Well, I still haven’t figured out the world, and I still don’t know “who I am” per se. I’m constantly changing, and so is my perception of the world. And I still don’t feel like an “adult”, whatever that means.

My life is not at all like I thought it would be, thank God! Now I must go cry myself to sleep for different reasons entirely.

Not even close. I never imagined that I would be a 27 year old single father.

Yes. Quite close indeed.

It has surpassed my dreams. I come from people who, only two generations ago did not travel more than two-hundred miles from their birthplace. Luckily, in the intermittent generations all became school teachers. It was this love of education that fueled me in my youth. Years later, I smile silently to myself when I realize why I’m able to discuss the merits of a Diebenkorn painting, or appreciate the use of sonata rondo form in Haydn. I’m the culmination of generations of thirst for knowledge, and it’s better than I could have imagined.

<——-Me and Tom Jefferson who said, “Knowledge is light”.

Yes and no. Yes I live my dream of being a professional artist but I never saw the twists and turns leading to my life today.
Life has a way of adding unexpected joys and devistating tragedy to even the best laid plans.

However, in all honesty it is the unexpected twists that have tested and built my character. I believe I am a better person than I would have been if life had not intervened.

Mine is better than I dreamed of. Being locked in a closet for life was all I imagined my life would be. But when I turned the knob and forced the closet door open and walked out, my life changed and turned out far better than I imagined.

Kind of better so far, o.k. way too better than I expected, and I thank God every day for it :)

I would like to echo the “better than I ever dreamed” quips. And somehow it continues to get even better.

I thought I was going to be poor and miserable. Education and a sense of adventure made everything I wanted possible. A little bit of arrogance and recklessness helped too, ironically.

@nikipedia
Yeah!

Until about six months ago, my life was unfolding exactly as I expected. Since then things have changed immensely.