Top Signs That You’ve Grown and Matured

Rebecca Lewis July 29, 2015

Maturity doesn’t always come with age. Some people mature in their early 20s while others do on their late 30s. Maturity takes place when a person becomes in a position to realise what is happening around him/her, understanding the reason and purpose of every situation, and handling it in a positive and effective manner.

Do you think you’ve already grown and matured? Check out these signs:

You know what you want and don’t want.

Maturity involves realising what you want and what you don’t want in life. Knowing what career to pursue and best reflects your passion is essential to achieving happiness and satisfaction in life. Also, you know you have reached a certain level of maturity if you know what your core values are, and live by them – making them central to your everyday life.

You know there’s more to life than material possessions.

Knowing that having a luxury car, a mansion, and expensive clothes don’t make you happy is another sign of maturity. It is easy to get caught up trying to find happiness in material possessions, but at the end of the day, they don’t actually fill the emptiness nor boost your happiness level over the long-term. Many studies have shown that happiness are gained through positive experiences and relationships. The happiness of buying a brand new car subsides over the weeks or months, but the happiness brought by finding a new friend or a person to love could last for years, even a lifetime.

You let go of the little things.

We all get upset from time to time. But allowing those petty nuisances to affect your life, decisions and relationships is not worth it, and is a sign of immaturity. By not allowing the little things to bother you, you give yourself more time to experience all the good that life has to offer. You are making a conscious decision to choose happiness over anger.

You understand the importance of life balance.

Practising life balance is essential to your health and well-being. While you may have a lot of things on your list, you know which to prioritise. You don’t always have to get it right (everybody struggles here). But you always do your best and that’s what matters. You may have such a busy schedule, but you find a way to make it up to your family and friends.

You’re striving to become a better person.

Maturity doesn’t mean you’ve become resilient to making mistakes. It doesn’t make you a great person who never stumbles and falls. Everyone commits mistakes. Everyone fails. But what makes mature people different from the rest is that they are determined to improve themselves and become a better person.

You’re grateful for what you have.

While immature people are busy looking for the things that could make them happy, mature people focus on the things they already have, which makes them feel contented and inspired every day. Even though they knew that they ‘don’t have it all’, mature people are grateful for what they already have.

Have you got a few of these signs? Give yourself a pat in the shoulder. They mean you have grown and matured.