What's Next?

Exactly one week ago, I confirmed that I would be graduating from Ohio State one quarter earlier than expected. With a bachelors degree in Communication Technologies, as society would have it, I'm ready for a career, a wife, kids, grand kids, and death. What has sort of thrown me off is I never intended on graduating early. I planned on graduating in June, or maybe even in December of 2010, however, I will be graduating in March of 2010. Thus, 6 months from now I will be entering this so-called, “real world”.

I'm not sure how to deal with this new expectation. I have no plans for graduate school or a set career. Fortunately or unfortunately, I will have degree in Communication which is about as unspecified as it gets, so getting out there and getting experience is the next step, but I feel overwhelmed. Am I cut out to function in the professional world? Will I ever be happy with a job? These sorts of questions stress me out all the time. Although I don't know what my next step in life will be, I do know that I want to have a memorable experience before I enter the real world. A stutter-step before I put my best foot foreword. The cliché, is doing the backpacking through Europe. Something like that, or a trip out west, I don't know, but something cool before I have to learn how to tie a tie

What still confuses me is why I'm supposed to graduate early. To be honest, I have no idea how I'm able to graduate earlier than expected, so it's just sort of come as a shock to me. But I'm really hoping that God has something on the horizon for me either for a career, or something to do prior to my career that would be a memorable experience.

As stated in a couple of blogs ago, I'm submitting and waiting to what God might have for me in the future. A quote from “Mad Men” goes “I know you want everything the minute you want it, but sometimes its better to wait.” I don't know if I'm am ready to receive what ever is in store for me, or if I'm still in the waiting process. I'm trying to open to both.