Changes

It has been a year since graduation. So many things have transpired since i left the bubble of Indiana Wesleyan University. I left with dreams of making a difference and doing work in the field of social work. In the process i lost those dreams as well as all hope and joy. I lost who i was and what was important to me. I abandoned my faith for things that I thought would satisfy me and bring me fulfillment. They only brought me heartache and hopelessness. It has only been in the past month and a half that there has been this stirring in me that there is more out there and there is someone greater that has a plan for my life. I am where i am for a reason and that he has a purpose for my life. I can do social work anywhere. Everyday I have the chance to bring hope and joy to the people that I come into contact with. Every week I work with the elderly population and can show them that they still have value and worth no matter what the age. I can show them that they are still loved. I may not be at my dream job but i am thankful for a job. It was last Sunday while i was sitting in church that God just broke me. He told me he wants to use me where i am and that i need to stop complaining about my situation and the job that i have. I can still use my talents and abilities where i am. I need to share and i need to start volunteering.

I love this quote and it is going on my mirror in my bathroom so every morning it is one of the first things I see

"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it." Mother Teresa