I never seem to have the time to figure out this whole blogging thing but lately it seems I have things to say. I guess most of my better friends (and husband) would say that I always have things to say but if you read my blog you'd say "So much for that theory!" since I haven't written in over a year.
I got into grad school at University of South Carolina for this fall. My major? Library Science. It's a lifelong dream and dreams are important. So in the fall I start classes part time - long distance (from Northern VA) to get my MLIS in digital libraries. I'm still working in insurance but I have an exit plan. Who in their right mind has a dream to be a digital librarian? I ask you. Am I crazy? Probably.
As a mom it seems my priorities in life have changed. When I hear of a child's death or illness I am more affected than I was before. I want to DO something. It seems the empathy I have always had for animals has evolved and expanded into people as well. Some would probably say I've always had empathy for people but it's changed somehow. It's difficult to explain. There seem to be more children born early than ever before. We were lucky with Elizabeth (born at 32 weeks). She is alive and healthy. Many people are not so lucky.
I'm actively working with myself to see how this new found empathy can be used. I started a March of Dimes team this year and we raised $2,000! It is an issue near & dear to my heart.
Elizabeth's 1st birthday is coming up (August 5th) and I think we'll do a Tinker Bell theme for her party. Maybe next year we'll call our team "Claps for Tink". I think I like that!
Do check out the March of Dimes. They do great work. Did you know polio no longer exists because of research funded by the March of Dimes?
Showing posts with label Back to School. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, September 7, 2009
A President's Job is to Lead & Inspire
I think that is exactly what President Obama is doing with his address to children tomorrow.
Some find it controversial that he would tell the children "We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that – if you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country." But you know what? I find it inspiring. Inspiring that someone in that high an office would take time out of his day to talk to the youngsters of American about how he didn't have it that easy, but look where he is today:
"I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been. I did some things I’m not proud of, and got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse. But I was fortunate. I got a lot of second chances and had the opportunity to go to college, and law school, and follow my dreams. My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn’t have much. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country."
It's important not just for the children of this nation to hear these words from a President, but it's also important for us as adults, because learning never stops and the opportunities never end. It's extremely inspiring for me, an adult student, to hear the President of the United States tell us how things weren't always easy. We all make mistakes, but we're given second and third and fourth chances to make things right. Whether that be our education or in our personal life.
So the critics can complain and the naysayers will nay say, but I say this President is doing exactly what I hired him for. He is a role model for the entire nation, no matter what your political views. It's never too late to follow your dreams.
Some find it controversial that he would tell the children "We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that – if you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country." But you know what? I find it inspiring. Inspiring that someone in that high an office would take time out of his day to talk to the youngsters of American about how he didn't have it that easy, but look where he is today:
"I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been. I did some things I’m not proud of, and got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse. But I was fortunate. I got a lot of second chances and had the opportunity to go to college, and law school, and follow my dreams. My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn’t have much. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country."
It's important not just for the children of this nation to hear these words from a President, but it's also important for us as adults, because learning never stops and the opportunities never end. It's extremely inspiring for me, an adult student, to hear the President of the United States tell us how things weren't always easy. We all make mistakes, but we're given second and third and fourth chances to make things right. Whether that be our education or in our personal life.
So the critics can complain and the naysayers will nay say, but I say this President is doing exactly what I hired him for. He is a role model for the entire nation, no matter what your political views. It's never too late to follow your dreams.
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