What's Next?

"You'll win or you'll lose, either way, the sun will come up tomorrow and it will be a brand new day."

The older I get the more I see that all the dreams I had for a future ended with college. I am so proud to be an Aggie and I am one, I'll get my ring, I'll finally graduate and then I'll be done, expected to move forward, what then? I don't want that American dream. I don't care about the money or the diamond or the car or any of that. I want the love, the commitment, the promise of forever, the family... that will come with time when we've established ourselves a little bit but that's not what this is about. What do I want for myself, as an individual? What do I want said of me when I leave this place? What do I want that has nothing to do with anything but feeling accomplished and everything to do with where I'll end up?

I want to be the best person I can be.
I want to win and have people be happy for me.
I want to lose & get over it.
I want to surprise myself.
I want to define myself instead of having others define me.
I want to not be afraid of the unknown.
I want to grow up to be generous and big-hearted, the way people have been with me.

I wanted the possibility of options in my life.
College was that possibility for me, what will be done with it now that it's concluding?

It feels a little bit like playing that last football game or dancing in that last competition, or senior prom, packing up and moving towns: bittersweet and scary. It's all a little too familiar but this time it's for real. Here's the life you always dreamed of, yours for the making.

What's next?

Tomorrow is a brand new day...