To the future,

So many people worry and are afraid of you. They put so much pressure on what you have in store of them. People want you to give them hints, show them what's going to happen and give them the best life possible.

I want you to know I am different. I know what I want in my future. However, I also understand that there are a lot of surprises. There is a plan bigger than what I can imagine and I am not going to spend every moment worrying about tomorrow or a year from now. If I did, then I wouldn't be able to enjoy what's in front of me. I wouldn't have made the relationships that I have made or had all the experiences I've had.

You may hold others back, but you are not going to hold me back. I am going to be my own person and let the future happen as it comes. I am going to enjoy each second of every day.

I am thankful that I have figured this out now and not later. I am going to enjoy college and not worry about what comes after. I am going to enjoy my family vacation and not worry about what I have to do when I get back to work. I am going to enjoy summer and not worry about moving back into my dorm when school starts again.

Future, you are not going to hold me back. I am going to see you as an unopened present. Something that each day I get a little sneak peek at but that I am not going stress out about opening right now.

I wish that I could show others not to worry about you as much as they do. I don't know how though. They think that you are the most important thing in the entire world but you aren't. We only have one life but they want to have the best life. They think that you dictate that but I see that you don't. It is each day and those small moments that matter a lot. It is those small laughs with friends, not always the success. You may try and warp me into the others but I won't let you. I won't let you take over every day. I won't let you make me worry I will just enjoy.

Sincerely,

A Non-Worrier