We've all been there, you know, to the point where there is that one phrase that if you hear it again you'll live out the daydream sequence that we all have imagined at some point. I'm talking about when you're mother says, why don't you go back to school and finish your nursing degree? Or, honey are those clothes appropriate for your body type? We all have at least one phrase that could send us over the edge. I am at the point right now where I could just let everything out that I've held in for 15 years. I want so badly to tell my mother that I am 29, a wife, mother of three, and quite capable of making my own decisions.
Now, don't get me wrong and think that I don't love and respect her, it's just that I've heard it so many times that I can't take it anymore. I don't hear you saying that to my sister who got her teaching degree and never once taught in her own classroom. For goodness sakes, she spent thousands on school and I spent only $1500 due to it being a technical college and scholarships.
Does my mother know deep down that I'm smart, capable, and good at what I do, or is she ashamed of me for quitting so closely to getting a degree of some sort?
Why this rant today? I rant because I am tired of ones around us influencing our decisions by guilt, manipulation, or some other hidden way that we have yet to realize. I see too many people sitting stagnant because they're afraid of being the black sheep, outcast, different one, or one that possibly ruins a family tradition. It is time for our generation of young mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers to rise up and take charge of our own lives.
I personally choose to follow God's will for my life and love to LIVE with a sense of purpose, not duty. If I want to help people each day in some way, I find a way, however it may not bring in the money. It is time for us to take control of our lives, listen to what God is telling us and calling us to do, and make a positive step in that direction each day; even when it looks ridiculous to ones around us.
No matter what you believe, who you listen to, or what your passion
is, follow your dreams. It's never too late to start, but someday it will be the finish, so let's start the race before it ends so we can fulfill each of our destiny.
Here's to finding your passion and running with it!
Now, don't get me wrong and think that I don't love and respect her, it's just that I've heard it so many times that I can't take it anymore. I don't hear you saying that to my sister who got her teaching degree and never once taught in her own classroom. For goodness sakes, she spent thousands on school and I spent only $1500 due to it being a technical college and scholarships.
Does my mother know deep down that I'm smart, capable, and good at what I do, or is she ashamed of me for quitting so closely to getting a degree of some sort?
Why this rant today? I rant because I am tired of ones around us influencing our decisions by guilt, manipulation, or some other hidden way that we have yet to realize. I see too many people sitting stagnant because they're afraid of being the black sheep, outcast, different one, or one that possibly ruins a family tradition. It is time for our generation of young mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers to rise up and take charge of our own lives.
I personally choose to follow God's will for my life and love to LIVE with a sense of purpose, not duty. If I want to help people each day in some way, I find a way, however it may not bring in the money. It is time for us to take control of our lives, listen to what God is telling us and calling us to do, and make a positive step in that direction each day; even when it looks ridiculous to ones around us.
No matter what you believe, who you listen to, or what your passion
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| One of my passions is my kids and all the crazy that comes with them! |
Here's to finding your passion and running with it!
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