If you are one of countless people like myself who feels nothing but angst about what the next ten years are going to hold, this is for you.

I began this year with a clean slate. In high school I wasn't with the "it" crowd, but I had my group of friends, and I always had a supporting family, so for all intents and purposes, I was relatively normal. But whenever anyone talked about college, and my career, I got this primal urge to run away from the conversation, or just lie through my teeth about how confident I was about getting an internship, or simply that I had this amazing plan for what I would do when I get out of college.

It wasn't stressful like ordering takeout stressful, it was stressful because I genuinely had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I entered college with good grades, and after countless speeches about following my passion, I still felt uneasy. It's not that I'm incapable, I simply have no life plan at the moment. But that's OK.

This year has been a year of discovery and self love, and amidst that is learning to accept the unknown. The future is terrifying, but at the same time, inevitable. It's much easier to figure out what I want to do in the moment, rather than long-term. Taking matters step by step is much less overwhelming than the alternative. Even in terms of classes, it's ok to simply take the ones you like, and let the plan come together from there.

In truth, I still have no idea what I want to do with my life.

But that's OK.

Self-acceptance is about being alright with things that aren't always perfect. Just because I don't know what I'm doing 10 years from now, doesn't mean I won't be alright in 10 years. The plan is being made as I go, and I would much rather it be this way, than having a strict schedule.

So yes, the future is terrifying. But right now, in this moment, I'm confident in my actions.