Living in the present is harder than it might seem.

I usually don't set New Year's resolutions, but this year I felt like I needed to. If I don't actively work on improving myself and my life, I simply won't do it. Anxiety can stop me.

I worry too much about my future and whether everything I'm doing now is "good enough" to achieve my dreams. I'm tired of putting that much pressure on myself. This is the truth: I'm doing just fine. I will achieve my dreams. I need to be patient with myself and realize that every mistake or misstep I make is not the end of the world.

I think living in the present will help me do better in life, in school, and at work. It'll also make me happier.

So here's to 2020: Living in the present instead of focusing on what comes to me in 2021. It's that time of my college career where everyone is applying to graduate school and looking for a job. I will do those things, but they can't be at the front of my mind constantly. That's just too much stress.

Yes, I'm excited about my future, but I'm excited about what the present brings, too. It's time I act that way. Life is too short to keep worrying about the future.