"I just don't understand why you feel lost; your life is so perfect". I'm sure you've heard this before. In fact, I'm sure you've said these exact words to yourself before. "Pull yourself together, your life is great". Yeah, I'm sure it is. You're in college with a part time job. You've got a solid group of actual, good friends, and they're absolutely amazing. You're involved in so much at school, and you find joy in being able to give back. Or maybe you've got a stable job, are in a fantastic relationship, and still have time to treat yourself from time to time. Either way, your life is "perfect", right? After all, you've got a roof over your head, food in your stomach, and clothes on your back. You've got everything you need, and you're on a good path. So you don't have a right to feel the way you do right now.
Wrong. Maybe you've got your major figured out, but you don't know what you want to do with it yet. That's okay. Maybe you've got a stable job, but you know that's not what you want to do for the rest of your life. That's okay. Maybe you're in a relationship with the most perfect person, but somewhere along the line you just fell out of it. That's okay. Maybe you've got the most solid group of friends you've ever had, but you still feel isolated and left out sometimes. That's okay. Maybe you're surviving, but you're not thriving. That's okay. It's all okay.
Sometimes you just can't explain it. I mean, yeah, you've got everything you've ever needed and wanted to be comfortable and happy, but there's something, you don't know what, but something, that's off. You don't have to know why. And it's so stupid because you want to talk about it, but you just don't know how. You don't know how to explain why you're at a stalemate in life. You don't know how to explain yourself. But here's the thing: you don't have to explain yourself, not to anyone. You have a right to feel whatever you do, whenever you do.
That being said, you're not lost. You're just on path you've never traveled before. It's okay to explore. Dabble your toes in the water, and come right back if you need to. Go try new things, meet new people, make new memories. It'll help, I promise. You're not lost. You're not broken. You're not being stupid. You are growing. You are learning. You are changing. Every. Single. Day. You're just on a detour, taking in the new sights and experiences, but you'll get back to the highway, if that's what you want. But for now, enjoy the peace that comes with not knowing.
