For most of my life, I have had my life planned out. I would go to a private high school, achieve academic excellence, go to college, get my degree, so on and so forth.

I always felt like if I had a plan in life, then my worries would go away and my future would be set in stone.

Well, was I wrong.

Most of the things that I planned for my life did not unfold the way that I wanted or anticipated them to.

I didn't get accepted to my first choice college. I did not initially get accepted into my program. I was not making the amount of money I expected to make at my job. Worst of all, the relationships I had with my friends and family were changing, and not in the way that I wanted.

This disorder caused me immense stress and anxiety.

What I didn't realize was that all of this stress and anxiety could have easily been prevented if I had just followed one simple rule:

Go with the flow.

Sometimes just going along with what life has to throw at you works better than having every second of every day planned out.

Doing this usually leads to disappointment and defeat.

Sometimes, being lost in life isn't bad.

It can actually be really fun!

Doing small things, like going to a movie or going on an adventurous hike out of spontaneity, is the thrill that some of us need in life.

Life isn't about knowing what is going to happen.

No one is God; therefore, you can't control whether your day is going to go according to your plans or not.

Getting lost is also a good way to relieve stress and get your mind off of things going on in your life.

One way that I love to get lost is in my music.

Nothing is better than putting my headphones in, turning on my favorite songs, closing my eyes and letting the music take over.

Doing this takes all of my worries away, and it also puts me in a good mood.

Getting lost in things that you love is always a worthwhile way to get lost.

Don't get me wrong, having a plan in life is great, but you also have to have spontaneity in your life as well.

In my experience, getting lost has brought better things to my life than planning things out has.

Whenever I planned a gathering or a party and an obstacle would arise in my plan, I believed that the whole idea was a terrible and doomed.

What I should have done was remained calm. I should have remembered to not sweat the small stuff, but have a fun time with the people who attended and enjoy whatever random things they thought about doing.

Please take my advice and live in the moment rather than live by a schedule.

Having a plan in life is great, but nothing beats living for the moment and getting lost in it.