As my last term of University begins, I found myself reflecting recently on the fact that I finish University in 6 months. I have half a year left of an experience I have been apart of for the last 2 and half years (where has the time gone, by the way?!) and that’s pretty terrifying.
Admittedly, I’d be scared anyway. There’s something extremely adult about knowing my time in education is nearly up, but being a graduate right now, in the time of a collapsing economy, limited job prospects, and a pandemic is a daunting prospect and despite my attempt of being overly optimistic about the way this year will end up, as I looked at the work I have to complete over my last term at University earlier this afternoon, I felt a sudden rush of anxiety and fear.
I love University and it has shown me a side of myself I am so proud of, but I can’t wait for the next part of my journey in life, and despite the things I mentioned above, when I reflect one of the important things I keep telling myself is how important it is to go with the flow. Many things right now are out of my hands, there’s a pandemic happening, and no matter how good my CV is or how full my experiences are, jobs aren’t as widely available right now, and that’s okay.
I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and even when I sit down and evaluate the next six months of my life, I think I just need to remind myself of that.
Right now, life is pretty scary. Uncertainty and the unknown is extremely present, and here’s a reminder that, it’s okay to be scared and that everything, truly, will be okay in the end. So keep watching hours of Netflix and drinking too much iced coffee, because right now, why not?