The In Betweens

Today is a rainy day. These days are the ones I take to think about what is going on around me as well as the direction that I want my life to go. It’s the same feeling as the color grey, the age 17, and a Thursday afternoon. Many things that share the same feeling.

From my perspective, they all remind me that there is more to come, and this is but a mere milestone in life. Thursday is going to turn into the wonderful Friday, and 17 turns into being the young adult, 18. Grey is the special one. It’s the one that has so many possibilities. It can go from grey to white, to black, to blue, green, etc. Grey is amazing because of its many opportunities.​

Graduating from Bismarck State College with your associates shares this same feeling. It is like the color grey and the age of 17. This is a milestone that for me, must come before the other events in my future. At the same time, it leaves room for different decisions for me to make. I could get a true, “big girl” job and begin settling down. I could take a break from school and travel the world learning about new cultures, new foods, history, and so on. I could continue my education and learn more; the opportunities are endless. 

For some, this wide range of decision options is not the most exciting. This is one of those things that has ‘scary’ attached to it. What if the continuation of school doesn’t work out? What if the "big girl/boy" job turns out to be boring? These are all questions that must be asked to continue driving on the road of life. Yes, it’s terrifying but that is the fun part. One had to make a decision to start at BSC and get as far as he or she did. ​

It’s true when they say, you can make it through anything you set your mind to because you have already been through what you thought to be your worst. During the moment you thought ‘there is nothing worse than right now and I am never going to make it through’, you were wrong because you made it through. Now, you might still be struggling, there will always be something to be there trying to push you away from your goals—which, side note, is extraordinarily impolite. You just have to go along for the ride because over time it will get better, and doors will open for you.

Considering the many people graduating with worries of what will happen in the future, try to take a breather on your next rainy day. Enjoy the moments you have in front of you because before you know it life will fly by and will be an entirely new place for you to explore. Take advantage of the in-between.