A Week Since Australia
I have been back here for a week now. I find it so bizarre to just go back into the swing of things as if nothing happened, as if I was not gone at all. Much as I would love to savor every waking moment of being with family and Chris, reality settles in like cold water splashed on my face. What cruelty to wake up to this cold reality! However, I have things to look forward to such as the National Competitive Recruitment Exams for which I must pick some books and start reviewing. I suppose Christmas and the upcoming year-end holidays are something to which one can look forward. Life goes on as everybody knows.
I went to a Professionals conference this weekend sponsored by my church. Topics discussed were as follows: taking chances, taking a leap of faith and against all odds. I'm all for it but I find it very discouraging when people make random comments and dash all hopes and dreams. My tendency is to not dream at all and be mundane resulting in my unhappiness. Reading those words makes me realize that words are indeed powerful and that we need to be careful of the things we say to other people. Some people will fight what was said and demonstrate to the whole world that they are wrong. I sometimes get that way like the day a college counselor told me that I will not make it to UCLA with the kind of grades I had. I was so angry at him for saying such a thing when he is supposed to help me and advise me through the college application process. I was determined to prove him wrong and I did get into the one of most competitive and hard to get in UC campus. Did I act on faith? Did I take a leap of faith? Did I go against all odds? Did I take a chance? Answer to all of those questions is a resounding YES! In conclusion, it is possible. God makes anything possible. I am not saying that I did it all on my own because I was definitely on my knees behind close doors asking God for guidance and wisdom. God is awesome!
I went to a Professionals conference this weekend sponsored by my church. Topics discussed were as follows: taking chances, taking a leap of faith and against all odds. I'm all for it but I find it very discouraging when people make random comments and dash all hopes and dreams. My tendency is to not dream at all and be mundane resulting in my unhappiness. Reading those words makes me realize that words are indeed powerful and that we need to be careful of the things we say to other people. Some people will fight what was said and demonstrate to the whole world that they are wrong. I sometimes get that way like the day a college counselor told me that I will not make it to UCLA with the kind of grades I had. I was so angry at him for saying such a thing when he is supposed to help me and advise me through the college application process. I was determined to prove him wrong and I did get into the one of most competitive and hard to get in UC campus. Did I act on faith? Did I take a leap of faith? Did I go against all odds? Did I take a chance? Answer to all of those questions is a resounding YES! In conclusion, it is possible. God makes anything possible. I am not saying that I did it all on my own because I was definitely on my knees behind close doors asking God for guidance and wisdom. God is awesome!