The Journey

Someone asked me most recently asked me, " What drives you? What makes you sit at a desk for 10 hours a day studying or What makes you get up at 4:30am on a Saturday to run?  I smiled and said, "I have to do my part in the process.  I can't predict the outcome of anything in life, but I can participate in the process.  If I study 10 to 12 hours per day and I do my best then I can be satisfied with my effort.  If I train properly for a race, then I can be satisfied with my effort."  It is all about perspective and being satisfied.  When I am no longer satisfied, then it is time to change course and re-evaluate.  This month I finally finished my third degree, a nursing degree and passed my license exam.  I am pleased.  Two years ago, I left my government job of 10 yrs to set out on a different course that would change the trajectory of my life. Being over 40 yrs old and starting a new career is risky, but what in life isn't!  Now, I have new goals...my first