"There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction."
Winston Churchill
A good friend of mine wants to get a tattoo that says "change is constant, growth is optional". I love the truth in that. Because life is a series of changes, I have found myself in the midst of some recently & felt compelled to expand on my new life journeys.
One of the goals that I have set for myself before I turn thirty is to return to school. I've tossed around various degree/certification ideas over the past four years, but never settled on anything that sat well with me. At first I considered getting my CNA so I can potentially use the skills overseas on the mission field, but I have a weak stomach & can hardly handle blood when I pop a zit, so I crossed that idea off of my list. I looked into Event & Meeting Planning certifications, but they are not very prevalent in the Northwest so it too was crossed off. I looked into Communications, Journelism, Viticulture, MBA Programs, Mastors Programs in Music, among others, but all of these ideas stayed in that idea phase & never grew beyond that. I felt that it would be silly for me to take out a loan if I was not one hundred percent certain that I was pursuing something I would love & benefit from. After a lot of thought & prayer, I considered my long term dreams & goals & then established the game plan to get myself there.
Now for the unveiling... *drum roll*
My dream for the past five years has been to open up my own restaurant one day, so I decided to revisit the idea of Culinary School. I inquired at Le Cordon Bleu about the Culinary Arts program & a week later was accepted & enrolled in classes with a job lined up to sustain me through school. It is amazing how quickly & smoothly the whole thing came together. I begin classes on the fifteenth of August & start at Starbucks a week from today. I am so excited about this next series of life journeys & am so thankful for the support & encouragement I have received from friends & family along the way.
Life will certainly be busy again, but I wouldn't have it any other way.