I've heard many opinions, good and bad, regarding sophomore year of college. I would be lying if I said I was not nervous for the upcoming school year, and all the stresses and innumerable nights of staying wide awake to study just a little bit more. I am looking forward to the independence which becomes even stronger than when you were a freshman, when the world was brand new and exciting. I know what to expect now. However the world isn't brand new, but that doesn't mean it still can't be exciting. Greater independence brings with it greater responsibility, and more opportunities to grow as an individual.
It took me quite some time to realize that even when everything seems overbearing, and like it's just too much to handle, it is only going to better you. In the end you come out with more experience and knowledge that you would not have if you didn't push through it for better or worse.
So as my sophomore year of college approaches I want to embrace the nervousness, all the restless nights, the stress induced insomnia, and the experience and knowledge I am going to acquire. Sure, it is important to take the opinions of others in to consideration but that does not set anything in stone for myself. I feel that some people hear an opinion for instance of how "good" or "bad" sophomore year will be and allow it to shape their mentality and thus get stuck in a rut of "this is just how it is suppose to be." You do not have to settle for anything less than what you want, but don't expect anything more than what you put into your experience.
Take time for yourself, and truly be yourself. You can't judge something until you've experienced it first hand, and have then reflected on it. There is more to every situation than what you get from it initially. It is nonsense to get worked up about something that may not even happen.
Deep down I'm trying to find myself and figure out what I want to do with my life, but I know it doesn't all come at once and I still have a very long journey ahead of me. I often get caught up in the plethora of life's curves, ups and downs. Staying positive is hard there is no doubt about it. The mindset I am going to have moving forward in my college career and would suggest to you in any endeavors you are partaking or journeys you are traveling is the little things are just as important as the big things, and the big picture wouldn't be the same without them. It is imperative to take every moment given to you for what's it worth and then some.
Right now everything is a blur, and I'm working on slowly making the picture just a tiny bit clearer every day. My time is now and is only ever going to be now. I should make the most of it, and so should you.
