In the words of Kylie Jenner, 2016 was the year of “like realizing stuff”, at least for me it was. Like mostly everyone, I started the year off optimistic. I had this great plan. I was going to improve my grades, get an internship or volunteer, and work.
I’ve had this plan for a long time. I even had each year and summer of college mapped out. It seemed like it wouldn’t be hard to follow, however my plan didn’t include what to do when things didn’t go my way. Yes, I’ve experienced some major bumps in the road which lead me to the biggest realization. S%IT happens. LIFE happens.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying planning is a bad thing, in fact it can be a good thing. It can lead to good things. I’m saying, that you can’t control life, no matter how hard you try. The only thing you can control is how you react and how to move forward from these unexpected bumps in the road. You have to learn to deal with whatever life throws at you and adjust, which sucks, but in the end adapting is what leads us to better paths.
2016 taught me that life cannot be completely mapped out. It taught me to be adventurous, take a different route, you never know where you’ll end up. Whether you experience something bad or good, you’ll learn something along the way.
