My friend Amelia takes random turns down random roads in the small town of Fredonia when we are out driving sometimes. Each road she turns down isn't always completely arbitrary, though. We'll both agree that a certain street looks creepy in a way, or mysterious in a way that draws our attention, and it forces us to want to explore it. If it weren't for those car drives, I would've never enjoyed the small little neighborhoods we've explored, that sit by the lake. I would've never enjoyed driving down the long country roads that sit by rolling hills, and fields of cabbage and colorful trees. These roads always make me nostalgic in some way, or remind me of summer road trips.

I apply this scenario to my life whenever I feel lost in other areas, and you can too.

It's normal to feel lost in life; whether you can't seem to settle on a major in school that clicks, or whether you've found a major, but you think it may be the wrong path.You may go into college loving math, only to end up hating your math courses, and then you may make a 180 degree turn to study something entirely different. It's frustrating not knowing which path is the right one, what the future will hold, or not having found a set "passion" yet. But you can have so many passions, not just one. You won't find them if you stay stagnant while letting the feeling of being lost bring you down. If you feel like your path in life isn't leading you anywhere, or achieving anything, then it's time for you to explore more of the unknown. Trying new things and making changes can be scary. But with a determined mindset, it can actually be really fun and enjoyable. You are in control!

I encourage you to challenge yourself a little more. Take a course on something that you thought you'd never like, just to try it out. Take a course on something that you may have overlooked before; maybe it always seemed interesting or different in a way, maybe you never thought it was your style.

You just don't know what the future holds. New interests and ideas are waiting to develop. But you'll never develop new interests and passions if you don't enjoy exploring the unknown! Take some time to try new paths, meet new people, and start new hobbies.

Take a turn down that creepy or mysterious road. It'll be worth it.