Lately, my days have started in the  early morning “rushing” and ended in late nights ” cram sessions” . Who ever said graduate school was easy , oh wait, nobody ever said that. Graduate school isn’t easy, but I have learned a lot in just the few weeks that I have been here. First, that life is hard, but it is worth it. Moving back to Florida has been a very bitter experience for me. There is not a day that goes by that I would rather be living in my little house on Mell Street. But I have realized, that I am much too young to be bitter. So much is out there, and I have so much still to see!

How am I saying goodbye to bitterness? I’m starting every day  by writing what I am grateful for, you would be surprised how much you have to be grateful for..even when you think you have nothing going for you. I will be honest with you, the first thing that I usually list is my dog..I don’t know what I would do without him.

Lists don’t work for you? Are you a visual person? Go outside, see what is on God’s green earth. Florida may be hot, humid, rainy, and filled with some of the scariest bugs on the east coast..BUT..it is also filled with palm trees, oceans, tropical flowers, sandy beaches, and the locals aren’t so hard to look at.

Maybe it isn’t a situation that has got you down, maybe its a person. Pray for them, hope that they are living the best life, and then do the same of yourself. If someone is keeping you from living from your fullest life, do whats best for your and let it go. A great friend once told me, that you should never allow anyone to rob you of your joy. It is precious and it is yours. I am learning that she is very right.

XOXO,

Kristen-Elizabeth