May 16, 2008
Skydiving
by: Debra Weiss, RTF Staff Writer
Senior year has ended for me. I have no plans for life after high school. Right now, life feels a lot like skydiving without a parachute. After twelve years of structure, I’m officially an adult. I’m allowed to make my own decisions and (gulp) my own mistakes. It’s exhilarating and terrifying. I tend to bounce from two extremes: “I can’t believe high school is finally over!” to “What am I supposed to do now?” If the truth be told, I never thought this day would come. It seemed only a moment ago that my mom asked me where I wanted to go college. I laughed like she’d make a joke. Me? Thinking about college? I was only thirteen, a fact I pointed out to her. “Life goes by faster than you realize,” she said. When I prayed about what to do after high school, the answer was clear: take a year off. Even when I came to Him with what seemed like great opportunities, the answer remained the same: take a year off. To be honest, I’m not sure what I’m doing taking this year off. But the closer I get to the ground, the more I know God’s going to catch me.
Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. –Psalms 16:11 (KJV)
BIO: Debra Weiss is a freelance writer living in South Carolina. She writes on a variety of topics from family issues to web design. Currently, she is one of the editors at Around the Bloc, a writing newsletter.
Anonymous says:
were in the same track!!