Each decade, we as individuals change and shift. The life experiences from the loss of loved ones, What do we want from life? Every week we need to ask this question. Every day is a new gift to succeed in going toward that gift. No one knows how long we have until their time comes. Some live longer while others are taken out early. For instance, my childhood best friend, he, his sister, their two other friends passed away in a car accident. My best friend was 18, his sister was 20, just married, their friends were 16 and 13. By the police report alcohol had played a part. Thankfully I was not in this situation and choose to be sober. I am not saying I am better then my best friend however I made better decisions without peer pressure with being a large influence.
In being a young age, thankfully I was able to have the developed intuition and understanding to be on my own. Having the right friends and influences becomes more important in the developing years even though not comprehending it until years later.
I believe the building blocks of self confidence and self love need to be shown and taught for overall mental health as adults. I was never taught this until my mid to late 30s. The main thing is I learned from my mistakes and what was missing from my life. Others may not learn this until they are 50 and older. By then, more decades went by in which are gone forever. We have to be in the moment in making what is best for us and our loved ones every day.