End of a Wild Ride!

Have you ever worked so hard for something for so long and thought you would never finish?  Were there situations beyond your control either with family, health, money or job that left you feeling like you couldn't possibly deal with one more thing?  WELL,  If any of these things sound familiar you have experienced the same thing I have and you know how good it feels when you finally complete your goals.

Recently, I finished my MS Degree (December 16th to be exact).  It was a tough, emotional road that I didn't feel I would ever finish with everything I was going through.  It felt like the deck was literally stacked against me.  If you read my previous post you will know that there was a lot of death in my family over the past year.  This, combined with life and family stresses, I felt like I was drowning. 

THE GOOD NEWS! I finished!  Earned my Degree and now moving on to the next chapter of my life.

I say this as we are nearing the last few days of 2016 to tell everyone not to give up on your goals, your education, your career.  The road may be difficult but not impossible.  Set your sights on something and work hard to achieve it.   There will be challenges along the way but if you are patient and determine you stand a better chance to make it than if you give up along the way. 

Happy Holidays! 

  

 

Healing and Strenth in the Presence of Grief and Pain!

Recently there has been more death in my family over the past year than I have experienced throughout my life at any one time.  So much so that I get up every morning praying "Not Today Lord, please don't take anyone else today.  Can I please have this day free from pain and grief?"  Each day where nobody else dies is a good day.  I never thought I would count the days as I have come to do it now, but somewhere along the way things changed. 

The life that I have been living doesn't seem so important anymore and the things that I held most dear are now lost to me.  Each person's life is precious and should be respected as such.
 
During a tragedy you see the true nature of people and it can be life changing and eye opening for those around them seeing this side of a person for the first time.  Family and friends behave differently and things that you didn't see or understand become clear. Now that the year and hopefully all the death is behind me, (at least for a while).  I am looking forward to the year 2017.

Each day with the ones we love is a gift.  Cherish your own life and theirs.