I know it feels like you're being rushed. There's so much to do, so many places to see, so many people to meet. You've got to graduate, go to college, get a job. There are so many things expected out of us the moment we make it to our last year of high school. The hesitant small talk questions about what we're planning are being shouted at us. People demand an answer. They expect us to have it figured out.

Even if you have a solid plan, it's impossible to know what's going to happen. Things can and will go wrong and send your entire self crashing down to square one. You will likely change your mind a thousand and one times or more. As someone who still isn't sure of what they're doing, I know this first hand.

Are you going to college? Maybe. What school do you want to go to? I'm not sure. What do you want to major in? Well, there's so many options, I can't be sure. What job do you want? It all depends, I guess. Where are you going to live? I don't know.

I was being asked these questions a little over two years ago, and let me tell you that I had absolutely no clue how to answer them. Even now, my answers have changed at least four times and I'm not completely set on any of my answers. I have a general idea of what kind of job that I want. I can guess at where I'd like to live.

There's so much pressure on students and young adults to have everything figured out. The truth of the matter is that no one has a clue what they're doing. Life is just guess work. We've got to continue to learn as we go.

The issue that I challenge to you is to slow down. Take a break. Stop and smell the roses. Follow your heart. Go somewhere new. Find a new hobby. Watch a new series. Go to a spa. Take a nap. If you can't find time to relax, you've got to make some. Even if it means saying no. Because that's the thing, you're allowed to say no. No and I don't know are valid answers when these questions and are being thrown at us. I think everyone needs a reminder of that sometimes.