Today, we are four days into the third month of 2015. Already, we have spent two whole months in this new year; we are currently 63 days into the fresh start we receive every 365 days. I am also more than halfway into my senior year, as are my fellow classmates. We have a mere 93 days until we graduate, and there is only one thing in my future I am sure about: I am getting a Keurig coffee maker for graduation.

It may sound a little crazy, that I am only 100 percent, positively sure about this one thing, but it’s true. Sure, I know I’m going to college, and I know that I want to major in journalism; however, there is no guarantee that I won’t change my mind, or that my course won’t change. There’s no telling if I’ll go to school and fall in love with writing, or just fall in love period. I have no way of knowing whether or not I’ll land my dream job, or if I’ll be left doing just that: dreaming. I do know, however, that my parents promised me that coffee maker.

Whether or not you have your own version of that coffee maker, the one thing you are guaranteed in your future, you have to realize that not everything is. It took me a while to realize this myself, but now I understand: we can make plans, lay down investments, do anything and everything in our power to command our future; sometimes, however, things just don’t work out. We are not entitled to what we want, and even earning it doesn’t mean that it will last. Once you accept that, you learn to let go when things don’t go your way. By going along with whatever curves life throws at you, you can make the most of it while you still have it. Isn’t that what we should all strive to do? Instead of concerning ourselves with the detailed plans that could change in the blink of an eye, shouldn’t we focus on taking full advantage of the time we have on this earth?

Today, you received 86,400 seconds to do with what you wish. There is no guarantee of what will happen in these seconds, or the ones that will tick away tomorrow or the day after that. So find what you love, who you love, and invest your time in that. That way, when things don’t work out, you always have something to go back to. While it’s totally fine to look forward to the future, don’t be so absorbed with your plans that you let today pass you by. Whatever is supposed to happen will happen, and it’s important to always remember that. Also remember when your parents promise to buy you a coffee maker – it’s much easier to conquer your life and all its changes with a cup of coffee in you.