4 Questions to Help You Grow Up
A therapist explains the value of working on maturity.
Maturity is an unsexy word. It sounds like a high-fiber cereal you’d rather not eat for breakfast. No one picks it as their theme for the year. We want to be calm, strong, or confident as quickly as possible. But maturity is all about the long game.
As a therapist, I have to tell you — the long game is the only game that works.
Here are four questions to help you think about growing in your own maturity this year.
What did I never learn, because someone else would always do it for me?
Everyone in a family has different skills that benefit others. But identifying these gaps can provide you with some points of focus for the year. Maybe you want to be more financially savvy, or add another meal to your culinary repertoire. Perhaps you’ve always relied on someone to keep you informed about other family members or to be the buffer at social gatherings. Learning how to function more as an individual can build confidence and make relationships more enjoyable.
When am I quick to borrow the thinking of others instead of defining my own?
We live in a world that is eager to tell you what to believe and what to value. When anxiety is high, it’s easy to type a…
