ÎÞÂëרÇø

Congratulations!’, - ‘thank you.’ – with mixed feelings of joy and confusion, of excitement and apathy. Am I supposed to be happy or can I allow myself to be sad? Graduating in the middle of the pandemic and while recovering from a major loss was hard. I was grateful that I had overcome big obstacles to get where I was and that I was closer to my dream to be in the medical field one day, However, I was saddened by not walking on stage with family present and having to figure out the next steps in such an uncertain time. I realized it was about time to take care of myself and that it was okay to take it one day at the time. Journaling, reading helpful books, getting help, making my favorite breakfast meals, and making time to color, all these were safe places for me to feel and recover. Meanwhile opportunities were coming my way. It took some trial and error and some steppingstones, but I got the chance to come back to ÎÞÂëרÇø to serve for a year and I cannot imagine spending this time elsewhere. #journeybacktonku2020