The saying "my life is a mess" is being used very loosely. My life is not a literal mess. What I mean when I say that is, that I have a lot going on, and I don't have everything figured out yet. In a society where you're technically supposed to know what you want to do for the rest of your life by the age of eighteen; I do not. I say that confidently because it's 100% okay.
When I was little, I had no idea what I really wanted to be when I grew up. There were days when I wanted to be a singer, and there were days when I wanted to be a princess (although I wish that was still an option). When I was in middle school I wanted to be a culinary chef. Then in high school I went back and forth between a school teacher, and a National Geographic photographer.
Point being, I am almost a junior in college and I still have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. Now as scary as that may be, it's okay. Some people might think I am crazy for thinking this way. However, I am only twenty years old. I have plenty of time to decide what career pathway I desire.
I am not completely clueless. I do know that I want to have a career that involves children. That may be a teacher, and that may be a newborn photographer at a hospital. Who knows? I know I'll figure it out soon enough, but as for right now, I am enjoying life. I am finishing out my basics at a community college, and eventually I'll go on to get my bachelor's in whatever degree that might be.
So here's my advice to all the millennials in my situation; it's okay to be confused. We are barely out of our teenage years! We shouldn't have our entire lives figured out yet. So hold your head up high and don't stress. Once you are ready, go get that degree! Prove everyone who said you couldn't do it, wrong!
Being a twenty year old and still trying to figure out life is just a part of this journey called "adulthood". To the adults who influence me; this is where you need to support me. Be that shoulder to cry on when things don't go right, and be that cheerleader when I go towards my goals. I am trying to figure everything out, but for right now it's a mess, and that's okay.
