I’ve never been one to not have a plan.
From planning my day to planning a vacation, I thrive on organization and order. My anxiety slowly fades away with every detail I sort out, no matter what it is. That’s why it’s so hard for me to not have a plan, not have an answer or not know what’s going to happen next. Predictability and stability help keep me sane, so not knowing what I want to do or where I want to work after I graduate college terrifies me.
Although I despise the unknown, I’m trying to accept something: It’s OK to not have it all figured out.
Just because I'm an adult does not mean I have to have all the answers, and it certainly doesn’t mean that I have to have the rest of my life planned out. There are a few things I know for certain, but where I want to work and where I’m going to live isn’t one of them. And that’s OK.
There’s no way for someone to plan out the rest of their life and know for certain that that’s exactly how it’s going to play out, and even if you could, that’s no way to live. Life is full of unpredictable and wonderful surprises and that’s what makes it so great.
I didn’t plan on majoring in Communication, it just happened. I didn’t plan on meeting the love of my life in college, it just happened. I don’t plan on moving to Alaska after I graduate, but it could happen. That’s the beauty of life. You plan for one thing and it gives you something totally different, and that something is probably 10 times better than what you had planned.
Where you are in your life right now probably isn’t where you thought you would be five years ago, but wherever you are today is exactly where you’re supposed to be. So stop planning and start living. Let things just happen and see where it takes you. You never know. Whatever happens might just be the best thing that’s ever happened to you.
Happy living.
