TODAY’S LAUGH: This grad school adventure is the first time I’ve “gone away to school.” I share a house a couple days a week with four undergrads. I was a little nervous about the whole deal till my daughter reassured me. “You’ll be fine, Mom. You don’t have to worry about your roommates wanting to borrow your clothes. Especially your jeans. Or your shoes. And…”
“I get the picture,” I said. Then she added, “And your All Bran cereal will be safe, too!”
Thanks. I think.
TODAY’S ENCOURAGEMENT: Turns out my roommates are supportive, encouraging and kind, as are my classmates. So is the faculty. (Hmm. I seem to be the only one concerned with my age. Note to that voice in my head reminding me how old I am: STOP IT!)
I’ve heard that “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” It’s true. I’ve heard from several of you who have started over, restarted over again later, or finally finished what you started years ago. You give me great hope.
I believe it’s “never too late” and that each day is a new start, offering new adventures and challenges. And I’m learning I can do all kinds of things if I take them one step at a time.
One step at a time, one class, one chapter, one test at a time, I’ll get there. (And I hear echoes of DaMama’s advice: “The trick is to remain upright and don’t stop moving.”)
So I’ll keep moving forward. Slowly, steadily, I’ll get there. In my uncool jeans and eating my All Bran, I’ll get there.
How about you? Is there something “unfinished” in your life? A dream you always dreamed? A new adventure or challenge you long to pursue? Wherever you’re going, you’ll get there…one step at a time.
Decide today what your first step will be. (Note to that “it’s too late” voice in your head: STOP IT!) Take that first step and just keep moving!
May you be blessed and be a blessing to others as you move forward today.