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Be Young. Be Foolish. Be Happy.

We don't have to have it all figured out yet, and that's OK.

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When we were younger, about five years old, people start to ask you what you want to be when you grow up. A normal answer to that is a princess or an astronaut. Every couple years your family members, parents and teachers continue to ask you that question and every time the answer is different and starts to be a little more realistic. Unless you were Kate Middletown because then you really did become a princess. As we continued to grow up there became the issue of what we were going to do with our lives became really important to everyone. Were we going to college, were we going to join the military what was so and so going to do with her lives?

All of the questions asked about the future after high school graduation started to take their toll. The feelings of thinking we have to have every little detail of life figured out are terrifying. That causes immense amounts of stress that are difficult to handle. In reality, most people who are in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s and beyond still have no idea what they want to do with their lives. That's OK.

It's irrational for people to be upset that they don't have it all figured out yet. They have to remember that that is God's plan. He wants us to go through trials and tribulations, but he also wants there to be highs as tall as the peaks of Mount Everest in our lives. In order to get it all figured out, we have to live life. We were put on this Earth to experience the greatest gift: life that offers thousands of opportunities. The plans that have been laid out for us by our families or even our spiritual plans are all about the journey. We're still young, embrace the chaos.

As young adults, we should be up to any adventure. Be spontaneous. We don't have to be set in our ways. If it's a nice day, go outside and go on a hike or a bike ride. Call up some of your best friends and go on a drive, find some random river you guys can go explore. Be active and enjoy yourself. If you surround yourself with good people, then you will have really good experiences as well.

We tend to have a problem with being able to see positives in negative situations, and dwelling on things that aren't very ideal. We're young enough that we can handle anything that gets thrown our way. Our life plan will never be set in stone, it is forever changing because that is what God intended for us. We are people that can withstand the toughest of situations, and because of this, it's okay if you don't know your life plan. Set goals for yourself so you know what you want as the outcome to your life plan. We're only young adults. God doesn't want us to have it all figured out yet. Embrace the journey and the madness, it is beautiful.

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