The other day I heard something great that really made me put my entire life into perspective. Someone was talking about life goals and how certain goals are tied into age groups…for example, getting married, going to college, having a child, starting a career…etc. However, these are simply “ideas” of how things should be but not necessarily the “right” way or time for each person’s life.
My Mom…although I love her very much, once told me that she wished I would just make up my mind on what I want to do with my life. She asked that I just complete “something” and follow through with it. I felt that my time had run out to pursue my goals and dreams that I had made for myself a long time ago. My Mom meant well but I know that she was talking from what she knew and not what she felt I was truly capable of. It is funny how even as a grown adult my life is lived to make my mom proud.
I’ve been going to school and balancing work for three years now and will transfer next year to finish up my degree. I’ve been putting back money little by little with the idea in mind to pursue my dream of going to school in Chicago and working minimally while I truly enjoy my classes and what I’ve chosen to study. So…I’ll be twenty-six years old and living in a college dorm but I’m okay with that. I’ll give up my little one bedroom apartment in the city that I have fallen in love with to share a little two bedroom efficiency with a fellow student. I will give my car to my little sister and head up to Chicago with my suitcases and my 10-speed bicycle. Sure…I might be the only female student starting my anti-wrinkle crème regiment each evening but I’ve accepted that and will proudly study for my exams with my L’Oreal Revitalift on every night.
Some goals do not necessarily get put aside they simply get rearranged in life. There is no “right time” to do something, there is only “my time” and when it is right for me then it is right for me.
My Mom…although I love her very much, once told me that she wished I would just make up my mind on what I want to do with my life. She asked that I just complete “something” and follow through with it. I felt that my time had run out to pursue my goals and dreams that I had made for myself a long time ago. My Mom meant well but I know that she was talking from what she knew and not what she felt I was truly capable of. It is funny how even as a grown adult my life is lived to make my mom proud.
I’ve been going to school and balancing work for three years now and will transfer next year to finish up my degree. I’ve been putting back money little by little with the idea in mind to pursue my dream of going to school in Chicago and working minimally while I truly enjoy my classes and what I’ve chosen to study. So…I’ll be twenty-six years old and living in a college dorm but I’m okay with that. I’ll give up my little one bedroom apartment in the city that I have fallen in love with to share a little two bedroom efficiency with a fellow student. I will give my car to my little sister and head up to Chicago with my suitcases and my 10-speed bicycle. Sure…I might be the only female student starting my anti-wrinkle crème regiment each evening but I’ve accepted that and will proudly study for my exams with my L’Oreal Revitalift on every night.
Some goals do not necessarily get put aside they simply get rearranged in life. There is no “right time” to do something, there is only “my time” and when it is right for me then it is right for me.
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