best days

For reasons even I'm not sure of, I took a bit of a break from my dear friend, the blog. I've certainly had interesting things to talk about brewing in my mind in that time, and I'm stoked to start sharing them.
First things first. As most who would read this know, I just had a birthday. I was in my car driving to school on my birthday when I heard the song My Best Days are Ahead of Me by Danny Gokey on the radio. Its a country song, for those who've not heard it. Here are the lyrics:
Blowing out the candles
on another birthday cake
Old enough to look back
and laugh at my mistakes
young enough to look at the future
and like what I see
my best days are ahead of me

life hasn't always been a party,
but mostly its been good
there's only one or two things
that I'd change if I could
I don't get lost in the past
or stuck in some sad memory
my best days are ahead of me

Age is nothing but a number
Sometimes I have to wonder
What does it really mean
But hey I'm still putting it together
I keep getting better
if I keep getting better
I can be whatever I want to be
My best days are ahead of me

Age is nothing but a number
Sometimes I have to wonder
What does it really mean
But hey I'm still putting it together
I keep getting better
if I keep getting better
I can be whatever I want to be
My best days are ahead of me

I've got sunsets to witness
dreams to dance with
beaches to walk on
and lovers to kiss
there's a whole lot of world out there
that I can't wait to see
My best days are ahead of me
My best days are ahead of me

I'd heard it before, but it seemed particularly appropriate that day. Earlier in the day I'd been thinking about the last year of my life. I'm not 22 anymore, and I had to ask myself if being 22 was even all that great to begin with. It certainly had its ups and downs. It was certainly a year of changes. I guess you could say I'm looking forward to this whole being 23 thing. I think though, that you should never really get to a point in life where you don't look forward to the year ahead. At 23 I think it is very safe to say that my best days are ahead, but I wonder if I'll ever reach a point where I don't think they are anymore. I really don't believe in being 'past your prime' or whatever. But then, I am sure I haven't reached mine yet.
On the other hand, shouldn't right now be the prime of your life? The time in which we live is the only time we have control over. Doesn't that mean that right now can and should be the prime of our lives? I think that if we lived like that it would be a lot easier to look to the future with enthusiasm rather than skepticism.