I recently posted a comment on Facebook along the lines of wondering if there were parts of your life you wish you could do over? I would never change my marriage to Joe or our 6 "kids", that should go without having to be said. I'll say it anyway though.
What I was thinking was more along the lines of life evaluation. I'm not about to jump off a bridge ala It's A Wonderful Life. I was just thinking about how long it has taken me to do certain things in my life. For example, why didn't I just go to pharmacy school right after I finished my AAS in Pharmacy Technology? I don't know... Instead I worked as a nurse, have been going through burnout after being in the medical field for 10 years now. It never seemed so long until I really began thinking about it. Why did I say I would take 6 months off after getting my BS, only to have 2.5 years pass by. Now I'm *cough*, years old searching out a medical school that is top amongst older students. When the heck did I become considered an older/non-traditional student, by the way?
I know there is a lot of things that drive the choices we make; family, friends, money, location, and too many others to list. I just can't help but look back and sometimes wonder if the choices we all the right ones. Would things still have turned out the same? Probably not. Again, don't mistake my pondering for discontent. I am happy and thankful for the life that I have. I just have to trust that everything happens for a reason.
What I was thinking was more along the lines of life evaluation. I'm not about to jump off a bridge ala It's A Wonderful Life. I was just thinking about how long it has taken me to do certain things in my life. For example, why didn't I just go to pharmacy school right after I finished my AAS in Pharmacy Technology? I don't know... Instead I worked as a nurse, have been going through burnout after being in the medical field for 10 years now. It never seemed so long until I really began thinking about it. Why did I say I would take 6 months off after getting my BS, only to have 2.5 years pass by. Now I'm *cough*, years old searching out a medical school that is top amongst older students. When the heck did I become considered an older/non-traditional student, by the way?
I know there is a lot of things that drive the choices we make; family, friends, money, location, and too many others to list. I just can't help but look back and sometimes wonder if the choices we all the right ones. Would things still have turned out the same? Probably not. Again, don't mistake my pondering for discontent. I am happy and thankful for the life that I have. I just have to trust that everything happens for a reason.
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We make the best choices we can make at that given moment. Never look back and think would a, could a, should a....
Do what you need to do in the here and now.
Your mothers words of wisdom. The one to old to remember her password for google so I don't have to keep posting as anonymous.
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