GO Girl

No . . . not like Ciara (Go Girl), but like I keep going and going and going. I move on to my next endeavor, not forgetting about everything it took to get to this point. From elementary school to learn the fundamentals . . . the ABCs the 123s . . . to middle school . . . playing team sports and grasping the true meaning of leadership and being a team player. The trip to Europe, my parents fortunate enough to send me off, exposed me to classic cultures and taught me appreciation for the arts. On to high school where I learned humility, well I tasted it at least. You are smart, yes, but there is always going to be someone smarter/brighter than you. I guess its true what Chris Martin sang (Cold Play - Viva La Vida - Lost). Then there was college . . . wow . . . to many tales to tell, many I may be too embarrassed to say. In high school I strived to be good, then great, but in college I strived to balance. I think I let having fun get the best of me and at times I did lose myself. I had my first, okay . . .second major heartbreak and learned that superficiality gets you no where . . . like an expensive piece of artwork in too much sunlight, it fades. Grad school taught me, if I apply myself, work hard and give the credit where the credit was definitely due (to God), I could accomplish anything. It taught me hard work is exactly that . . . HARD, but the rewards are great. It taught me that redirecting my priorities was okay, even if I lost a few friends along the way. I think it got pretty lonely and for someone who enjoys social interaction that time was the hardest. But . . . I'm a go girl . . . I kept going and going and going. I graduated, in more ways than one, got engaged, earned my first corporate job, got married and purchased "our" first home . . . and kept going. From each experience I continued to grow. Now, I'm on to a new endeavor . . . challenges will always be there, but is there any such thing as growth without challenge? I haven't experienced it. So anyone who is sometimes at a loss for words, have that sick feeling in your stomach or aching pain in the space between your neck and your shoulder blade . . . to that person who throws their hands up in utter frustration and doesn't understand the lesson needed to be learned from the hardship at hand. I say keep running. That's what life is all about . . . ready . . . set . . . GO!