So where am I today?
I am at work right now. What do I do? I work with High School Students in Study Hall. My job is to make sure that they are keeping on track with school work. I enjoy my work, although I find it hard at times to explain to the students that it does matter whether they pass their algebra class. That in ten years it will matter if they go to college or not and that their grades from high school can and will affect them. Did I think that way in high school, yes and no. I did think about what I wanted to do and some choices where for ten years down the road. But many were for the here and now. I was a 4.0 student up till my Freshman year, then I made a choice. I still finished high school, six months late, and I did go to college and get an associates degree. Today I talk with my advisor at OSU. I am, after six years, going to complete my BA and then get a teaching certificate. I will do all this while getting my two teenage boys thru high school, work and take care of family. I also hope to be more stable financially in two years. That is where I am today..
Wally, my husband, is at a different spot. He graduated in 2006 with a BA in Operations Management. One might ask what does one do with that kind of degree. Well, he managements people, quality control on manufactured products, six sigma, lean production and other high end brain power stuff. Or as I like to say, goes in and makes it all work good with less waste and money saved. His goal was to work for a large corporation and make enough money to let me stay home with my horses. He worked very hard to get the degree, as he was one who did not think of the future in high school, nor in his first year of college. So he had to work harder to bring up those failing grades of college, got only one scholarship and several loans to pay for it all. In the end he got his degree, works for a small company and we live paycheck to paycheck. But he come home happy most evenings, has time for family and is not stressed. That is where Wally is..
Where are you? Are you happy with where you ended up at, or is this just a stepping stone in the path of life for you?
In my journey I have learned a few things. Some were huge and others small. So I will post a small list of the ones I think are the most important.
Family is everything. Now you do not need to be blood related to be family. Family is the ones you live with day in day out. The ones who raised you and were raised with you. The ones that are there no mater what. They are not long time friends, they are the ones who disciplined you or stood by your side as you received the punishment, they are the ones who took you hunting, camping, fishing or on vacation or enjoyed it with you. The ones who taught you about life, love and happiness.
Truth above all else. Do not make excuses. When asked, be truthful. Be honest in all dealings. And remember that silence can be better at times.
Say I love you. With the busy world today, life can be short. Make sure to say "I love you" to those that matter most.
Take a quiet moment. In anything you do, take a quiet moment to yourself. Reflect, admire, breathe deep, calm down. A simple quiet moment can change the whole course of your actions.
Take responsibility. You are the only one that causes your course of life. You are the leader of your journey. Take responsibility for it. You make it happy, sad, fun, loved or boring. I wake up and say "I am happy today and today will be a good day."
Yes, things I can not change happen around me. I take a quiet moment, be truthful with myself and move on. Somethings stay with me longer and I let myself be upset by them, but in the end I know I am the one with the issue. Let it go, and once I do, the stress goes with it.
I am there...Sometimes it is just a stone in the creek to keep my feet dry, sometimes it is the other side, sometimes it is middle and I am all wet, but in the end it is my life and I am enjoying every aspect...
Till next time,
Me
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