Yes, I know that the future is very scary. I understand the a lot of people, including me, find the future very nerve-wracking and anxiety producing. Even thinking about next week causes a slight panic attack for me but that isn't the point. Think about back when you were a little girl or boy. For me at least I remember not wanting to wait to grow up and be an adult. I remember my little friends and I sitting and talking about what our weddings would be like and what our houses would be. I remember my career choice changed quite often as well. I wanted to be everything from a ballerina to a marine biologist. I had the biggest imagination ever and as I grew up I lost that. A lot of people lose their imagination as they grow up because they experience real life. The things that they dreamed of happen, and usually they aren't the way they were planned out.

For example, all little girls think about marrying the love of their life. What they don't factor in is the heartbreak and the tears it takes to find the love of their life. Once you grow up and meet the love of your life, all you can think about is the future. You want to plan a life together and you want to have kids and raise a family with them. Once you get into college and get on the right track, you look forward to being whatever it may be that you are studying. Yes, watching my parents go through adulthood showed me that you may have a job, family, and house, but adulthood is not easy. There are struggles everyday but if you are persistent and put your mind to things, you can do anything you want to.

If looking to the future scares you, think about something that is coming up that is going to be fun. For example, I think about summer all the time because it is time off from school. Time to relax and spend time with the ones I love. The summer is as far I can think in advance. Sophomore year and beyond makes me get a little anxious and that is completely fine. Everyone is different with the future. I know I am talking long term right now but the future is even in an hour and a day and a week. You have the ability to change your future at any time. You have the power to transfer schools, ask out your crush, say goodbye to people who are not making a positive impact on your life. You are in control of your own future and I hope you always remember that. So go out there and make your future the best that you can. Most of all, remember your happiness comes before everything.