After you graduate, you begin to see how much the lives of those who graduated with you, and your own life, begin to change. Some go off to college, some get married, some start families, and some just jump into the work force. It is interesting to see what everybody does, and honestly it will surprise you what direction some people take.

You never would have guessed the girl you sat next to in third period was going to get married and start a family out of high school, or the smart kid you see walking down the hall is not going to go to college. The amazing part of it all is that you don't know, you don't even know what path your own life is going to take.

I am sure sometimes we all wish we could rewind time, go back to high school where the decisions were easy and we thought we had life figured out. After you walk across that stage and get handed that piece of paper that you spent 18 years of your life waiting for, life hits you like a semi on the highway. Nothing is clear anymore, each year you don't know where you will be.

I never would have guessed that I would have moved out of state for a year and now be at my second university. Who knows what I will be doing in a year, it could all change just like that. Nothing is guaranteed once you graduate, there's no promise that you will make it through school, or what job you'll be in, etc.

No matter what path each person's life takes them on, it does not mean it is wrong just because it may be different from our own. Life happens in mysterious ways, something may happen that may not be what we wanted or hoped for ourselves, but it may end up being just what we need. Some people may think it is crazy that some people are having children at 19 or 20, because we still feel like kids ourselves sometimes, but that doesn't mean it isn't exactly the right path for that person.

Some of us are ready to just go to work after graduating and that is perfectly fine. Not everyone feels the need to go to college to get where they want to be in life. Some of us are ready to get married and/or start a family and that is perfectly fine. Not everyone wants to wait to start a family of their own, and sometimes it is just a miracle that it does happen and that should be treasured. And some of us are ready to go to college and get that degree right away and that is also perfectly fine. Not everyone is ready right away or even wanting to spend that much money just for a degree.

Our lives change drastically after we walk across that stage and get our diplomas, all changing in different directions, going down different paths. No choice of direction is wrong if that person chooses it, it just means it is what is right for them and their future. Live YOUR best life.