Bridget Depew The Montgazette Editor–in–Chief
As much as we all tried denying its imminent arrival, fallis upon us. Some of us nishedup the 2017-2018 school year with plans to relax and take a much-needed respite during the summer. Some of us fell into the category of “no rest for the weary” and continued with classes during the summer.
Regardless, we all are finding ourselves needing to adjust to a new school year. New classes. New professors. Whether you’ve just graduated high school or are deciding to continue your education after a period of time away, you may feel overwhelmed. You may be feeling anxious about what lies before you. You may be second-guessing your decision
to continue your education while working a part- or full- time job and perhaps also maintaining a household and taking care of children.
I’m here to tell you: Take heart. You do have what it takes. That spark that initially motivated you to pursue a higher education was not a mistake. Allow it to turn intoa re that you most assuredlywill need to keep you ablaze throughout the school year. We all have doubts, fears and inhibitions. Having those feelings are not the problem. Being overtaken by them, to the point of immobility, is.
It is very easy to look too far ahead and feel like we’ve taken on too much. We, as humans,
tend to get bogged down thinking about “what will be.” We anticipate the workload, the amount of time we need to set aside for studying, and we may assume it could be too much to handle. It is that point—where fear and trepidation kick in—that causes us to back-peddle on our decisions that seemed so rightwhen we rst made them.
I’ll tell you what my mother always told me: “Don’t borrow trouble.” Tomorrow brings its own set of baggage. Today is what we live for. Today is the only day we’re experiencing. We’re not living in yesterday where we might have failed at an endeavor or fallen on a particular path. Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow has not arrived. Today, you have
the strength and fortitude to handle whatever it brings you.
There are myriad reasons one decides to continue his or her education: from wanting a better job opportunity to wanting a promotion to wanting to set an example for little ones who may be watching. Whatever your reason, let it be the motivating factor propelling you forward to completion. Don’t second- guess yourself because of what yesterday has brought or what tomorrow may bring.
We can all take a lesson from Winnie the Pooh when he said, “[Today is] my favorite day.” Make today your favorite day. And when tomorrow shows up as today, it can be your favorite, too!
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