Emergency alert: Your 5-year plan just expired (like those low-rise jeans)

Hi Rule-Breaker,

Remember when you swore, you’d be a VP by 30, married by 32, and “figured out” by 35?

Turns out, life isn’t a PowerPoint presentation and thank God, because who wants to live in bullet points!

I've watched you humans do the weirdest thing for years – cling to old plans like they're sacred texts. You write "5-year plans" in glitter pens, frame them like museum pieces, then panic when life dares to change.

Let me get this straight!

You'll throw out expired milk without guilt, but cling to expired dreams like they might come back in style? Honey, even my litter box gets refreshed more often than your goals.

Here's what this kitty knows that you don't…

When I outgrow a nap spot, I find a new one. When my food bowl is empty, I demand more. When a human annoys me, I leave. Simple.

🎫 TODAY'S PERMISSION SLIP:

You have full, unapologetic permission to walk away from any version of yourself that no longer fits even if it once felt like "success."

Here's why this matters:

1️⃣ Your past self wasn't psychic. That 22-year-old who mapped out your life? They didn't know about pandemics, AI, or that you'd develop a hatred for open offices. They guessed.

2️⃣ "But I’ve always wanted this!" is a terrible reason to keep wanting it. You’re allowed to release dreams like expired coupons.

3️⃣ The only "should" that matters. You "should" become who you're meant to be today. Not who past-you imagined while binge-watching Grey's Anatomy and eating noodles.

When cats change their minds, we don't apologize and we don't explain. We just stretch and find a better spot.

But when humans change their minds…endless guilt, 47 explanations and PowerPoint presentations justifying their existence.