"I stood on faith and the corner of ambition
I came here to sink or swim..."
In three days, I will graduate from my program and receive my degree, DPT:
Doctor of Physical Therapy
These past three years have led me down several paths and back again, and I am so grateful for all of the experiences, but also that it's all almost over.
It's funny how I seem to have been waiting, all my life, for life to really "begin." Meanwhile, it's racing by. I remember one point last spring when I really understood how important it is to live in the present. This is life, right now, with all of its uncertainty, expectancy, and adventure.
One event will not change the overall uncertainty of life; it will only serve as yet another stepping stone in the crossing to eternity.
This is true for graduation from my doctoral program, and it will continue to be true as other major events of life come along: my wedding day... the birth of my first child... my husband's new job... the purchase of a house... my final student loan payment... my children's graduations... retirement...
So I am determined to realize the present, live it to the fullest, and be grateful for all of my many blessings.
~Which means, this weekend is one of great rejoicing!~
I came here to sink or swim..."
~Alison Krauss, Broadway
In three days, I will graduate from my program and receive my degree, DPT:
Doctor of Physical Therapy
These past three years have led me down several paths and back again, and I am so grateful for all of the experiences, but also that it's all almost over.
It's funny how I seem to have been waiting, all my life, for life to really "begin." Meanwhile, it's racing by. I remember one point last spring when I really understood how important it is to live in the present. This is life, right now, with all of its uncertainty, expectancy, and adventure.
One event will not change the overall uncertainty of life; it will only serve as yet another stepping stone in the crossing to eternity.
This is true for graduation from my doctoral program, and it will continue to be true as other major events of life come along: my wedding day... the birth of my first child... my husband's new job... the purchase of a house... my final student loan payment... my children's graduations... retirement...
So I am determined to realize the present, live it to the fullest, and be grateful for all of my many blessings.
~Which means, this weekend is one of great rejoicing!~
3 comments:
Can't wait to celebrate with you!
Love ya!
:)
Congratulations Shannon!
-BC and EC
Congrats! And way to go! This weekend and your degree certainly is worth celebrating!
I think we all struggle with that whole waiting thing...when is life really going to begin? When this baby gets here? When my husband graduates?
But you're right, so important to live in the presence. This is God's will for us RIGHT NOW!!
:o) Enjoy your weekend!
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