Years, months, days have
flown so fast. Before I know it, I will be turning 28 years old weeks from now.
And that got me into thinking awhile ago after my friend Janess and I exchanged
text messages that we were no longer the two young college girls giggling over
our crushes and talking about grand, crazy and wild free imaginations. In some
ways, I felt sad that I have not taken my time in exploring the world.
Before I turn 28, I would like to look back on
what I have been through with life. It was not a smooth sailing adventure at
all. I slipped, got hurt and had moved forward with a happy heart. I have been
to a string of failed relationships and those hurtful experiences have made me
tough and strong. I am not easily shaken now and I learn to set aside something
for myself and not to rely on someone.
As
for my career, I am blessed to have a job that pays me fairly well. I d like to
believe that I have the most happy, stress-free kind of job. I mean dealing with children who throw fits
and tantrums and parents who complain most of the time is stressful but not
that much compared to those who are in the corporate world or to those who
handles financial statements and accounts.
Being a preschool teacher makes me
feel young. Listening to young children
sharing ordinary and mundane day to day details of their lives makes me smile
and looking at them trying to keep up with the rest of the group makes me think
how nice it is to be young and free. Life for them is like a box of crayons,
they get to pick whatever color they like and paint the world with happy
thoughts and imaginings. Such a wonderful world of pixie dust, wishing wells
and magic spells!
Last
year, I finished my Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. I would like
to thank my family for the love and support. Through the years, they have been
my refuge and my anchor when there is a need to stay and keep still. Now, I am
on a new journey that will lead to better opportunities later on in life. I set
to finish it before I turn 30.
In the school where I work, I
always share my experiences with the newbies in the field. I encourage them to enjoy every single moment
of their lives and to always take their time in exploring the world, to broaden
their horizons and to think of fallback plans and options.
Before I turn 28, I would
like to thank God for he has tremendously blessed me with so many things in
life. I am thankful for the challenges for they made me a better and stronger
person.
God isn't finished with me yet. I believe that he carefully laid out his plans for me. :)
