Another Way To Look At Things Ending

The transition between high school and college has never been an easy one for me to grasp. People described the transition as a new beginning, but I viewed it as the end. It’s not that I wanted to stay in high school it’s that I feared growing up. I feared responsibilities, not being able to make friends, living alone, but what scared me the most was everything not being routine. I had lived my life by the book for 18 years and I feared change. I had to figure out how to cope with change because once I did that I wouldn’t have to worry about things ending. Keep reading to find out how I discovered another way to look at things ending.

I eventually did learn to cope with “the end.”

I did this by viewing this part of my life as my own personal life therapy. I realized that college was a time to try new things and find out who I am as a person. I also realized that all the people I would be leaving behind would be there for me when I came home. Distance can only test friendships, it can’t end them. People end relationships, distance only makes them harder. Once I realized this, I was at peace with leaving because I knew the relationships I built were strong enough to last a lifetime. I also realized that if I stopped talking to someone because of distance, the relationship obviously wasn’t that important.

After I accepted the fact that I would be able to maintain my friendships, I worried about my maturity. I didn’t feel ready to move out and live on my own.

I didn’t know how to cook meals, I could barely get out of bed on my own, and I definitely didn’t know how to do laundry. As a kid who moves into college soon the whole concept of “living alone” scared me. Then I realized that I shouldn’t be scared, I should be optimistic and ready to tackle change. I realized the only way I was going to learn to be independent and mature was to put myself in situations to do so. College was the perfect opportunity.

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College isn’t the end of your childhood, it’s the beginning of your life story.

College is stressful and change is hard but in the end, I realized that it all will be worth it. I learned to value my time with people and be optimistic about what’s to come. My childhood didn’t end, my reluctant attitude to change did.