I cannot believe that as I write this I have completed all of the requirements for me to obtain my Masters Degree!
This moment means so much to me because I remember as a child, I always wanted to make my family proud. My biological mom & dad never even made it to college and here I am, a product of the two of them, receiving an advanced degree!
This past May (2018), I traveled to Washington DC and graduated with a Masters degree in Education & Human Development with a concentration in Organizational Leadership & Learning. I pray that I can continue to make a positive impact on this world and be an example for my family.
For the past 2 and a half years I have had to juggle school lectures, homework, group projects, presentations, commuting to work, working full time, managing a team of 7, remembering to eat, maintain relationships with friends/family & my (then) fiance. Now that the stress of school assignments is gone, I'm not quite sure what to do. I feel a bit anxious to be honest all while trying to convince myself this is real.
I hope my professors do not email me with bad news, I am waiting for my grades to post so I know its real. I have written down all the required assignments and all the assignments I turned in to ensure that we are all on the same page! Perhaps when I put on the graduation garb they sent in the mail, I will know its real. Maybe when I pass out the tickets to my support system to attend all of the graduation festivities with me, I will know its real.
I do know that the little girl inside of me who was told by teachers that she had a learning disability (although never testing positive for any) is SCREAMING right now! I did it! I know for sure, that if I can, you can too!
You want to go back to school? Do it! You want to get certified in something your passionate about? Do it! You want to start that business? Do it! You are WORTH it.
I hope you are blessed as you read this and are motivated to go live out your dreams!
Remember to always fill your cup!
with love,
D