Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Planning

  I'm getting to that time in college where we actually have to figure out what we're going to do with our lives. Here I am, always having been confident in wanting to be an elementary teacher, now questioning everything I once was sure of. 
  i'm only 19 years old. My career is going to last longer than i've even been alive! how am i supposed to know what my whole life is going to be about? 

  I was talking with one of my best friends today, and he mentioned "life shouldn't involve planning, just living" and I totally agree. I'm sitting here, thinking about what i should major in, what kind of career I want and where I can live with that career choice. Plan plan plan. How can i get all i can out of life if I'm planning each part of it now? 

 Spontaneity  is one quality that I've learned to grasp this year, taking chances, experiencing new things, and living in the moment gives life vibrancy. As i've learned so much about just letting go, I'm now being reeled in with reality.

My life, my grown up life is starting in a few short years. What will I do? Who will I be? I wish I could stay in this carefree phase of vibrant spontaneity in every aspect of my life, but I can't. It's time to actually make some decisions toward my future.

I guess it's all about balance, although I want to do everything under the sun with my life, I need to decide what my real life goals are,  what I can do with what i've been given, and where He wants me to go with my life. Life can still be spontaneous, I can still dye my hair whenever I please, go on adventures anywhere and everywhere, and live. As long as i realize that's not what life is all about.


 I know I can't make the whole world a better place, but I want to make a difference in my corner of society. When people ask me what i want to do, i can't explain it any better than that. Now it's just figuring out how, how can i do this and how can college to help me obtain that goal. 


Woah, writing all of that actually helped a lot. Holy crap, I feel like i know how to think about all of this. YAY! 
Sorry If none of this made sense, my brainwaves have been going in all directions about this all day. But i think i finally figured out how to put the puzzle together.
Now it's just a matter of finding where the pieces go!


Goodnight :)

3 comments:

  1. "I know I can't make the whole world a better place, but I want to make a difference in my corner of society."

    I hope you know, that even though you can't make the whole world a better place, but I can reassure you that you've made an impact on so many of your friends, and that what you've done for us will never forgotten <3

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  2. I really really like this post.
    Some things were such total Sarah Language, but some of it was..very meaningful. It made sense in a very concrete way- and not even that will just help you. It helps other people too.
    Rock on.

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  3. aww guys i love you both SO much :) thank you! all of that really does means a lot to meee!
    <3

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