These past few weeks after commencement have marked some of the most formative of my twenty-two years. I've packed up my beloved pink and green striped bedroom (with my mom's reassurance that my toile-adorned canopy is always open for me -- and yes, I've already tested her promise) and started a new chapter in a city where I'm blessed to work. But even amid such excitement, I am overwhelmed by an undercurrent of change. And as so many before me have mused, change is not for the faint of heart. It's for those willing to step outside of their comfort zone and embrace the unknown. Certainly no easy task, but one so many Millennials have and are about to take.
Deepak Chopra once said, “All great changes are preceded by chaos." Transition is this time of chaos. We're caught in between two universes -- one where we feel safe, another where we feel vulnerable -- and must trust that we're headed right where we're meant to be. New jobs, new schools, new people and places. Such is life. Such is a world that revolves around change.
Carry with you your past, but keep an eye always on the future. Transition is chaos, but once we embrace it, the world is ours.
