Everyone's Story Won't Read The Same..

My daughter’s graduation was this past Thursday. One of the speakers, a previous graduate of the school, started her speech by quoting a goal she set and wrote to herself in her 6th grade yearbook. I don't remember word for word what she said, but basically she wrote that she aspired to be great and become a lawyer/judge. She went on to explain that she just graduated with her BSN and was currently in the process of applying for law school. So in 6th grade, at the age of 11 or 12, she made a plan for her life and so far it's going just as intended.

In the past when I would hear such stories and I would feel like why couldn't that be me?! Why did I have to be thrown so many curve balls in life? Why did I have to endure so much pain? Why didn't I stay focused?

I don't recall what I requested to be written beside my year book picture and I'm pretty sure I didn't say I aspired to be a lawyer, but I did have a plan. I had dreams, goals and aspirations. It took years, a whole lot of maturing and having faith in myself to get back on track.

Everyone's story won't read the same, but never ever give up on you. It doesn't matter how quickly it may have happened for others or how long you may feel your journey is taking; as long as you have breath in your body you can accomplish every and anything you set your mind to. I'm still not where I want to be, but I'm much further than where I used to be and I refuse to give up now. Refuse to give up, that in itself is success!

Danelle