I felt like I started the month of May running. We had so many changes and blessings that I am forever grateful. Some of the more challenging things, I have ever faced as a parent, has been trying to want more for my child. What I mean as "more", I mean to have a better environment for him to grow in. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and I have realized how drastically things have changed in the Bay Area. From the Education, Cost of Living, and the overall quality of life has drastically changed. My husband and I were faced with the choice of possibly moving when we were struggling to find a place to live and not have to sacrifice a few things like having me being able to stay home to take care of our child. For us, it is important for me to stay home and take care of our son when he is developing.
Society now a days will tell you that your way of parenting is wrong but the truth is is that sometimes you have to listen to your intuition and God. That's exactly what my husband and I did, we listened to our intuition and God. As scary as it was but we found it necessary for us to take a leap of faith to set our child up for success.
We have been here for about nine days and what I have realized so far is that I am in love of where we live because of the nature. I feel like we can actually take a deep breath with out being worried about the pollution. There is no loud noises like the traffic or people arguing. The chaos that we lived in before has changed, tremendously. I have been trying to work through viewing the cup as half full rather than half empty.
There is many changes afoot and it's important more than ever to find peace inside ourselves. I remember when I was an undergraduate at Community College and I wanted to attend UC Berkeley with all my heart but then I got denied. I was determined to re-appeal my application and force myself into UC Berkeley! However, after speaking with my counselor, I remember her telling me, "If this is what you want to do, I think it's great, but I think you should think about what you want to do in life, and know that whatever school you decide to go to, will get you to your end goal". After that, I stopped and thought to myself, she's right. I will be successful wherever I go.
I took the leap of faith and attended UC Davis and until this day, I feel like it was one of the best decisions I ever made. I met so many great people and still have those friendships. I do not regret ever going down that path and that's exactly how I view this new opportunity.
Don't be afraid to be different and go against the grain! There is a new experience waiting for you on the horizon. Cheers to new beginnings.
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