It's Okay.

This is a list of things you don't hear in our culture.

1. It's okay to not go to college after you finish high school. 
2. It's okay to stop going to college if it's not the thing for you. 
3. It's okay to take a year off from school if you're not sure what you're doing there in the first place. And if that year turns into several years or not going back at all, that's okay too. 
4. It's okay to go to community college. They are just as academically rigorous as 4-year state colleges. Their quality is just as high. And hello, they cost a fraction of the price of other colleges! 
5. It's okay to not know what you want to do when you graduate from high school.
6. It's okay to not know what you want to do when you graduate from college.
7. It's okay to not get perfect grades. Your grades don't define you. 
8. It's okay to fail. It doesn't make you a failure. 
9. It's okay to not like kids. 
10. It's okay to not want to have kids. 
11. It's okay to work a job that doesn't give you lots of money, especially if you love that job. 
12. It's okay to not be happy all the time. 
13. It's okay to live with your parents (though you should probably check with them as to how long their welcome will last). 
14. It's okay to not fulfill everyone else's expectations all the time. 
15. It's okay to not fulfill your own expectations all the time. 
16. It's okay to feel far away from God from time to time. 
17. It's okay to wonder if God even cares about what happens to you. 
18. It's okay to cry, even for guys. It's not a sign of weakness.
19. It's okay to not be perfect. 
20. It's okay to not be doing great things all the time. 
21. It's okay to be you.