What Lies Ahead

After many years of contemplation and procrastinating I've finally decided to go back to school... its funny to me, thinking that since graduating I've done nothing that I've actually wanted to do. At this point in my life I envisioned having it "together" career-wise. However I also didn't plan on having a child until my mid 20's ... but that's a completely different story.

Why do we let life get in the way of our goals?

I'm starting school in fall, and while this is a groundbreaking experience for me it should have been a choice that I made years ago... say after my 1 year "break" from finishing high school. 1 year turned into 5 years... which is ok, I'm still here and doing what I originally wanted to but why did I wait so long?

It didn't matter how many people were rooting for me to do something, people who believed that I could achieve more than I was giving myself credit for. I chose to ignore them, I chose to stubbornly believe that I was destined for a mundane job just so I could afford to pay the bills. And maybe it was meant to take me this long, maybe I had to spend those years in those jobs that I hated to really understand and appreciate where I would eventually end up.

I do believe everything happens for a reason, in life there are no miracles... you make your destiny.

YOU and only you are responsible for your happiness.

So as I sit here in my temporary chair at my temporary cubicle answering phone calls I admit I feel a sense of contentment, a sense of excitement even for what lies ahead, for I finally know that I am taking a step towards a better and more fulfilled life... it feels good!