Be Flexible

So this is what it boils down to: You’ve got to go with the flow. Honestly. Life isn’t supposed to be mapped out to every significant detail. That’s how you get disappointed. I’m not saying you can’t dream. Go ahead and dream. Rest your eyes tonight and envision your hearts truest and wildest desires. Wake up tomorrow with purpose and follow your personal delight. Do what makes you happy. And go ahead, audition for the lead in your school’s musical, study your butt off for that Econ class that just so happens to shred your beautiful GPA into bits. Apply for those scholarships and internships, no matter how daunting the applications are. If you don’t try, you won’t ever be good enough to be the lead, to get an A, to have $4,000 to help pay for tuition, or land an internship in NYC or DC.

But don’t ever for a second let your heart become so tied to a decision. Because if that decision falls through, you can’t let it ruin you. You can’t be so set on the future, because life calls for flexibility. Do what you can, but be open to change. Life is what you make of it, so mold it into something beautiful.