In our society today, we all have that pressure on us that we need to be perfect 24/7. We have to workout 7 days a week, get good grades, go out to every single party, and never make mistakes. College is "the best four years of your life," but I also think it comes with a crap load of stress too. As college kids, we are suppose try and figure out what the heck we want to do with our lives while at the same time enjoy every moment and be "young, wild, and free". Even though I am only a sophomore, I have learned that it is 100% okay not to be perfect and get everything right the first time.
Hey..It is okay to eat a late night snack every once in a while or just eat junk all day. Technically, some of our bodies are still (kind of, not really) growing, so might as well take advantage and eat some greasy pizza every once in a while. I have caught myself way to many times doing a hardcore workout then coming home and eating some chocolate or Cheetos. Do I regret eating all that junk after I am all bloated and full? Yes! But usually I just let it go and say "oh well." Before we know it, we are going to be married with crying screaming kids and get our mom/dad bods; so this is our time to get that freshman 15, sophomore 60, ect..
Hey..It is okay to not get the best of grades on every single test. If you are a full time student, you have so much on your plate week to week. I give major credit to those college students that somehow get those 4.0s each year. PROPS TO YOU. Now I am not saying it's okay to just wing it every time and not study, I think it is important to work as hard as you can when it comes to school. But in the case you don't get that A or B you thought you deserved and worked for, don't be too hard on yourself. You will have other opportunities in that class to fix it!
Hey.. it is okay to not go out to every single party every single weekend. I am not going to lie, parties are fun, but if you're too tired or just pooped out, don't force yourself to go get drunk and make yourself feel worse. Try and not have "FOMO" (fear of missing out).I have never heard this term until recently, but I mean a party is a party. They are pretty much the same every weekend. Some of the best times I have had in college so far, are those Saturday night chill nights where a bunch of us just sit, watch movies, and laugh our asses off. There is no such thing as "popular" in college, so don't feel like you need to have an appearance at every outing.
Hey.. it is okay to make mistakes. We are humans, no one is perfect. It is a fact of life that we as people, mess up every once in a while. Sometimes we don't think and say before we do things. From hurting someones feelings to screwing up at your position in a sport, it's going to happen. In the end, the best thing to do when you make a mistake is fix it, learn from it, and move on. Just like not getting that A+ on a test, don't beat yourself up. People make mistakes every single day. As cheesy as it is, you become stronger and a better person from those mistakes if you decide to learn and grow from them. You become a better person.
Overall, I think it's important to remember our imperfections and flaws make us unique and make us our own person. Don't try to be someone you're not. Do your own thing and don't follow in other peoples' paths, make your own. If you want to skip a Saturday night party to eat some donuts, do it! It's okay to mess up and not follow the "plan" that have yourself if its for that day or for the rest of your life.
