For this blog post, I decided to write about something a little different than just strictly fashion based. I want to talk about change. Being a 19-year-old girl, I have been through the awkward middle school years, the petty high school drama, all the way to now being in college where it’s all about “finding yourself”. I used to think my life was so great, because I was comfortable. Comfortable, being the key word here. It wasn’t until I went to college that everything changed for me.
You see, I have had a rough adjustment going from high school to college. I went from being surrounded with friends I’ve known since kindergarten every single day, to now being surrounded by people all over the world that have no idea who I am. I now am the only person from my high school class to attend my university. Cool right? No, scary. At first, I was so excited, because I was going to have a fresh start and meet entirely all new people and meet a whole group of best friends the first week of school. Let me tell you, I was definitely wrong. Another thing I was wrong about is the fact that I had already thought I knew who I was. Wrong again.
The first few months of college I honestly lost who I thought I was. I was sad all the time for no reason, I missed my friends from home, I missed my family, but most of all I missed the life I had before college. I lost some really important people in my life, and I thought my life was over. In reality, my life was not over. In fact, it was just beginning. I have realized that change is not always such a bad thing. Sure, it can be scary, and I cannot lie to you when I still say I am afraid of change. However, I have realized that God has a path for all of us in life and everything happens for a reason. Change can push out of our comfort zone, but in the end, it makes you stronger.
I now have met three new best friends that I never would have known if I would have stayed in my hometown. They have been by myside through the ups-and-downs of college, but most importantly, having these friends made me realize that I was not the only person going through a change. College in itself is weird. Being away from everything you are comfortable with and starting over is such a weird feeling. But, pushing yourself to enter new experiences is what life is all about. If I would have went home every weekend I would have never met the friends I now have, I would have never made the memories I now hold in my heart, and I would never have grown as a person. Even though I have had some of the roughest months of my life, I cannot blame that all on the change.
Change is something that has been positive in my life, because it has forced me to move forward with my life and become a stronger individual. Don’t get me wrong, I still have my bad days where I wish everything was perfect, but if it were not for change, I would not be the woman who I am today. I am now fully involved in the retailing department, I have gotten closer with my sorority sisters, and I am on the path to becoming the healthiest I have ever been. What I am trying to say is that not everything in life is going to be great. People face difficult changes each and every day. Those changes are not what define you, it is how you overcome those changes and make a better version of yourself.
Please feel free to comment below or message me on social media if you feel as if I should do these blog posts more often or just your opinion about this post! I am keeping my blog based on fashion; however, I feel that I could not have gotten as far as I have in the industry without facing as many changes as I have thus far.
