Weathering the Storm

The last time I was this sick I ended up first on the floor of my apartment, second in the emergency room, and third in surgery; all within about 24 hours. At the time I took it as God's grace reminding me to slow it down, take it easy, and breathe. I keep reminding myself of this same mindset as I lay staring at my ceiling for the last week. Gratefully I have managed to get myself out of bed and moving the last few days. While there is definitely a bug making its way around Southern California, and it got me. It still reminds me of the importance to slow down and appreciate life from a new perspective. Thankfully this time I only ended up at the doctor's office twice, rather than in surgery.

Almost three years ago, when I found myself in the hospital, I was on the verge of graduating from college and earning my bachelors in arts. I was so focused and stressed out about making it out that I overworked myself. Little did I know that to be honest, I was going to be graduating no matter what.





This time, I am working towards a second masters, again with the focus and stresses of making it out. Maybe, this time I can start to breathe a little earlier, and since I already know that I will be graduating in Summer 2016, why overlook the present moments searching for what is bound to happen anyways?


I think that we can all relate, we are goal driven, we make plans for tomorrow and next month, and next year. The final outcome is motivating. What if right now was motiving? What if the plans we are making became more important than the plans themselves? It is an interesting concept to think that there is more to the process, than just the outcome.

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