Empowering grads to take control of their lives
Who says you have to achieve certain things at a certain age? Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com When I was in middle school, I imagined that at 25 years old I would be living on my own in an apartment in a bigger city than my hometown and living the fun life that shows like Friends… Continue reading Screw the social clock. Accomplish the things you want at whatever age
After spending 18 years in school (K-12 to university), I was exhausted and burnt out. I knew I needed some time off before I started applying for jobs in my field, so I took a break. The decision to take a break after graduating wasn’t an easy decision to make, especially since society still expects many grads like me to find a job right after graduation. Society expects grads to follow the societal timeline of going to school, landing a job, getting married, having a family and so on.
I used to journal a lot when I was in middle school. Journaling was my first choice of self-care. I was hooked about writing about everything that was going on in my life at the time, but as I went into high school and got older, I stopped journaling. Now that I’m done university, I think it’s time to pick up this old habit again because of its benefits.
When I graduated university on June 13, 2019, it was the first time in a long time that I finally felt like I had control of where my life was going next. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed university and the five years I spent there because it was pivotal in my growth as the person, but there were moments that I felt like I was studying my life away and not really living it.
As a 24-year-old trying who is figuring out her life, discovering Elizabeth Segran’s book, “The Rocket Years: How Your Twenties Launch the Rest of Your Life,” was like the universe was reading my mind.
During the first few months after graduation, I remembered feeling so free and on top of the world for accomplishing something so major in my life, but when September came around, it was a different story.
Trish types away 