IT'S OKAY NOT TO HAVE A PLAN

     I love to have my to-do list all planned the night before so that I can have a productive day and even if I don't write them down, I would make sure I make the plans in my mind but there are days I wake up without a single motivation to do any of the things on that list even down to eating, and I would just lie down and just lazy around, that doesn't mean, I am going to die or the clock would cease for me.

I may not be happy with myself or get things done but I would be glad I rested because rest is also part of God's plan for us.

     We all have our blurry five to ten years plans written in our hearts and some very serious people would write those plans down, of course, if you can write your plans down, very great!

He who fails to plan, plans to fail, they say but we all still get confused somewhere in our hearts even with all the planning sometimes

    Sometimes, I feel we worry so much about the future, we overthink all these “life questions” that we end up not enjoying our present.

 

     I know you have heard so much about setting goals and things you should do before the year runs out or things you should do as the year begins and it may be strange that I am writing to you an article with a title, it's okay not to have a plan, I know philosophers and teachers of life will want to stone me but please, have mercy on me while I write to those who need this.

I want you to know that it is okay not to know what you want to do, the answer lies in experimenting and doing things without fear.

    Remembered how most of us had dreams of becoming a Doctor, a lawyer, and really great things, I even had plans to get straight As till I will be offered a scholarship by whatever school I would attend. The dream was big indeed but I didn't know life would be making different plans for me altogether.

Every time I make my plans and they didn't work out the way I wanted them to, I would cry and get so angry, I most times fail to look at the brighter side or how close I was to my goal.

Everyone out there is experiencing something different every second and that experience is called “Life”. Nobody has it all figured out, some planned but did not live to actualize even the first thing on their list which is to wake up.

While plans are good to have for your life, you must realize that things change. Sometimes a new plan arises to replace the old one and set you on a greater path. It’s okay to not have a plan right now. 

I am not in any way trying to say making plans is bad but if you dont have any plans now, don't stress about it. Everybody may be with their jotters now trying to write something down for the new year but  for you, you just want to live, it is okay, do not put yourself under any form of pressure, It’s okay to follow your heart instead and do what you want to do. 

But don't stop dreaming, that's where plans are birthed.

Your Sis.