🌻 Seasoned SoulZ Reflection

Finding My Place in a Revolving Door World

We live in such a hard world to maneuver. The more I watch and reflect, the more I realize just how different things are for the younger generations.

When I was coming up, there was a foundation. Elders set the standards of life, and those standards became the facts we lived by. Right and wrong were more clearly defined, and we accepted those truths—even when they weren’t always easy.

Today feels different. There is so much information available, but the downside is how often people create new theories and present them as fact. What used to be stable has now become shifting. Rights and wrongs are no longer steady—they are matters of interpretation.

Even gender identity is no longer fixed. People can choose how they identify, and that identity can change tomorrow. If you refer to someone outside of how they see themselves, you’re wrong and disrespectful. It feels like we need a manual just to know what’s appropriate anymore.

At times, it feels like the rules of life are now a revolving door concept versus a factual foundation. What was once handed down by those before us is now redefined by those coming up.

I can say, even at 65, I do not regret how I came up or the era I lived in. I value the clarity and structure that gave me. But I also recognize how much more young people are exposed to, and I am beginning to understand their challenges in ways I hadn’t before.

So here I stand—grounded in the wisdom of my time, but also trying to make sense of a world that moves and shifts more quickly than ever. I may not appreciate all of it, but I am still learning how to walk in it without losing who I am. 🌻