I love the fall; it’s one of my favorite seasons. The temperature starts to drop, rainy days are few and far between, and life is good. I consider myself an optimist; I like to see the best in people and the things around me. The world I’m in is comfortable, and it's stable. But how long can it really last?

There’s a saying that goes “nothing gold can stay.” This saying pertains to many factors of life. In the pursuit of all that shines, how bright is the light that guides us to where we want to be?

As a freshman in college, I’ve had to make many choices that have pushed me both closer to and further from what I want, but they’ve made me who I am today. But it’s only today, and tomorrow is a new day. A change is going to come; are you ready for it?

Change is an incredible thing; it can shift your life in an endless amount of ways. With change comes pain, sacrifice, happiness, and clarity. People you once talked to will fade away and form lives of their own. Your bank account will rise and then fall. Your car will rust and your hair will grow and fall out, but is it a bad thing?

As we grow, we learn how to cherish and we learn what to expect. Change happens every day, every minute, and every second. It’s just being able to acknowledge it that’s the problem. That’s the beauty about life, though, it’s the journey we face as we get to where we want to be. Sooner or later, you’ll start to realize that it’s okay to lose things. It’s okay to lose people.

You just need to hold them close while they’re around. It shouldn’t stop you from living. While nothing gold can truly stay, you do know there are other colors out there, right?