Speaking from the heart!

Tomorrow I will turn 35...the age I always thought of as being truly "grown up"...you know when I was a kid, my friends' moms were "35"...they were married, settled, complete...or so it appeared...but somehow I think I got it all wrong! I don't know if any of us are truly ever "grown up"...you know...totally stable, grounded, mature in our thoughts and actions, true to ourselves, true to those we love, etc... As I approach this birthday I'm thinking about myself in these terms...am I grown up...mature...complete? HELL NO...but I've realized that I don't think I'll ever reach that state of mind, heart and soul! I do believe my integrity is intact..I do believe I am everyday more certain of myself, my relationships, my life...but I think, NOW, that being "grown up" means realizing that you are human; you are flawed; you like being in the "process" of growing more than any final product...at least that's what works for me!