Week two

Today marks the end of week two of my first term in nursing school. Much different than week one in the difficulty aspect. Week one was a lot of talk but week two included tests and rough drafts.  I have to say that yes it might be difficult but I am loving it! My mind feels like mush at the end of the day but the pursuit of knowledge is such an amazing journey that it makes it worth it. 

Maybe I won't be saying that a year from now but as of right now I am really enjoying learning new things and meeting new people. 

I feel like everyone should constantly be evolving and learning. If we don't the mind gets soft and honestly, life gets boring. Whether its nursing or the piano or even a foreign language, the mind is capable of endless learning...why not take advantage of that? 

New Beginnings

Today marks the end of my first school week. I had Anatomy lecture for five hours on Monday, Anatomy lab for five hours on Tuesday, and English for five hours today. That's fifteen hours that I have challenged myself to grow outside of my comfort zone. 

I have discovered that I am in love with learning. I love the whole process. In just a few days I have seen myself gain so much knowledge that I never dreamed I would have. 

Of course, the pace of the classes is accelerated and I am positive that not all weeks will I feel like I do this week, but I am so happy with myself. I have completely within my control the power to be one of those people who do extremely well. It feels like having the power to start high school over!  I can be whoever I want. I can be successful. 

The fact that I am in complete control of my success or failure again is so refreshing. I am definitely ready to conquer the tough stuff and to climb the mountains in the distance.

Learning

It's been a while. But the quiet has been for good reason. I've done a lot of learning recently and I've come to a pretty life changing conclusion: life requires effort. 

Sure, you can coast on by without trying at all but where is the living in that? 

You see, I am a dreamer. So, I spend a lot of time imagining what could be and what I would love to happen in my life instead of actually going after the life that I want. And in the past few weeks, I have learned that you can't just dream. Dreams are wonderful, incredible things, but, if you get so caught up in dreaming of what could be, you forget  about what is happening right now! 

Life is so rich with possibilities. Why not take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way? For example, I want to learn to play the piano. And it just so happens that there are 8 bazillion piano schools around my work!  

You have to go after the life you are craving. Very few have it handed to them on a silver platter, and, I mean, who really wants that anyway? Where's the fun in that? Something I have learned since becoming an adult and making big purchases is that yeah, I have had these things before but I didn't really know the value of them until I started buying them for myself. I think the same thing applies to the life you want. If you don't have to work for it, you can't really appreciate it when you make it. 

This year has been awesome so far. I've learned so much about who I am and who I want to be. I've grown and stretched myself. I've made myself uncomfortable in the hopes that it will help me grow. I am truly excited about my future. How could I not be? 

I am trying my best to live out this quote. It is difficult but oh so worth it.