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Why I Don't Have Plans

Maybe, I just have a difficult time committing.

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Why I Don't Have Plans
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I'm not sure why it's acceptable to hound me down and continually ask me what my future plans are. Perhaps, the simple truth is that I am trying to figure out what I want my life to look like, but continually asking me about my plans isn't going to make things better. In fact, it's actually quite stressful.

Some days, I feel as though I know where I want to live, what kind of job I want to have, and how I want my way of life to look. However, other days, I feel uncertain of those plans. To some degree, I like the idea of not knowing- the idea that life is simply a journey, and I don't know where it's going to take me. On the other hand, I also feel the need to make definitive plans, to stick to those plans, and not back out. For some reason, I can't commit to anything, or rather I have a difficult time committing to plans. Day by day, as I grow older, I keep changing my thoughts, perceptions, and viewpoints. Ideas I once thought were solid become quite pathetic and unrealistic. I can't even subscribe to certain ideologies for more than a few months, and it's all because I am simply learning about who I am and what I want. Perhaps, the real truth is that nobody is immutable because I know, first hand, that I am not. However, that's far from a bad thing. The process of growth, change, and evolution is inevitable and therefore will affect the plans I once set in my life. It's important to just be in tune with yourself and continuously ask yourself what is it that you exactly want.


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