I am no stranger to taking the road less travelled. Understand this…most people who find themselves down negative paths filled with destruction never intentionally planned to walk that trail. I will openly admit I have made poor choices…we all have. But without those not so great decisions, I would not be who I am, where I am right now, which happens to be, for the most part, exactly where I want to be. Let me explain… At 29 I was working as close to full time as possible at a grocery store. Not the career I had aspired to have. In fact, for a long time, I dreamed of becoming a writer (I can’t tell you how many tiny pieces of paper I have filled with ideas, lines and verses, quickly scribbled down on the closest acceptable writing material so that I wouldn’t forget it). But anyhow, that grocery store was just where I ended up. But, thank God for that. If I never worked there, I would never have met my life partner (and his son) and father of my daughter. She came into my life, saved my soul and breathed new life into my heart not long after I turned 30. And by the time I was done maternity leave I had come to the realization that if I didn’t change my current path, I would end up stuck and miserable. I wanted more out of life. Not just for me, but for her…for us. That’s when I first resolved to go back to school. The only way to get a decent and fulfilling occupation was to get a post-secondary education. And that is exactly what I was going to do.
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Shauna QuinnNo stranger to taking the road less travelled, I must admit those not so great choices made me who I am and led me to where I am right now, which happens to be exactly where I am supposed to be. Archives
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