Judging by my title, you might be expecting a
religious article explaining where we go after this life and what's going to happen
to us after we die. If that’s not what you were thinking, I guess I assumed
wrong and you don’t think like I do. If that is what you were expecting, well,
you're out of luck! Although that is a very good question that many people do
not know the answer to, right now I'm more concerned about what the next 10
years holds.
As a senior in high school, my mind is weighing
upon what I am going to do after I graduate ... if I graduate. Just kidding I'm
definitely going to graduate this year. I haven't gone to 13 years of school to
get held back my senior year! As of now, I am planning on serving a two-year
mission for my church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, right after
graduation. So right there I already delayed the inevitable choice that I will
have to make - where to go to college. DUN, DUN, DUN! And then what to major
in. DUN, DUN, DUN! And then what career I want to hold for the rest of my
earthly existence! DUN, DUN, DUN! And that's all IF I can get into college and
IF I can pay for my tuition.
The fact is it's stressing me out. I want a career
that will make me happy, one that I can enjoy. But, I don't know what I want to
do. I have ideas, but none of them seem quite right.
My parents have often told me that no matter what I
choose to do, I will be successful at it. They believe this because they
believe I am talented. Haha! That’s debatable!
But that’s where I think I’m going wrong. I don’t
have enough faith. I don’t believe. Last night, my friend and I were discussing
11:11 - at 11:11. I mentioned that I didn’t know if it would really matter or
if I cared if I told someone what I wished for. The first thing she said to me
was, “Don’t you want it to come true?” Then, when I asked her why she thought
her wish would come true she said to me, “Cause it’s a wish! I have to believe
it will come true or it won’t!”
Wow. There’s some power behind that statement. Right
there is the answer to my question. And that’s why you write your blog posts
over the span of several days and not just one folks! Haha! I think we can take
that statement, and apply it as a universal principle. If we simply believe
that something will come true, it will. Now, we obviously are not talking about
unrealistic feats or things that we cannot control. The impossible is still the
impossible. However, it is for each and every one of us to decide what is
possible and what is impossible.
So I’ve been holding myself back worrying about my future.
I’ve been missing out on the present focusing on what is to come. I’m already
preparing myself and doing all that I can do to be ready for life, so why
should I worry? It’s just wasted time! I need to believe in myself and believe
that I can find a career that will make me happy. That’s my next goal in life:
to believe.
