A few weeks ago, I graduated from university. I spent four years at my school, and left with a degree in Psychology. Now what?
I've experienced that everyone wants to know what I'm doing. Well, they act as if they want to know at least. And I am constantly faced with the same questions: What are you doing now that you've graduated? Where are you working? So what do you want to do? Have you looked into any real jobs? How are you going to use your degree?
And to those things I want to say: SHUT UP, IT DOES NOT MATTER. I understand that people are trying to be friendly, however it puts a lot of pressure on post grads. When I tell people I am working a few part time jobs, you should see the looks I get. They range from pity, to shock, to disappointment, etc. Personally, I feel as if I have to have the "right" answers to those questions. I have to be in a perfect job in my field and love it, otherwise I'm a failure. And let me tell you, that is NOT how it goes.
This is my reality right now... I am working three jobs, I have a small apartment with a good roommate, I have a cat and a dog I can cuddle with, I have a few friends I am spending my free time with. And that is enough. I am happy. I've never been happier in my entire life. Yes, the transition has been tough. I'm trying to figure out how to live on my own and balance time, relationships, jobs, and finances. But I am surviving! I am trying! I am responding to change the best way I know how. I am experiencing life every day. Taking in life one day at a time. And I love every second of it.
I encourage anyone (especially those recent graduates) to live their lives! Make yourself happy. You do not have to have a "perfect" job. You do not have to decide at 22 years old what you want to do for the rest of your life. Try new things. Get out of your box and do something that scares you! Sit and breathe. Go on a walk and thank the trees and smell a flower. Experience. Live. And do not feel pressure to have it all figured out. You are the creator of your own happiness.
Peace and love,
Keaton
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