So let’s keep pushing, lifting, and strengthening each other because I’m proud to stand among my peers who I know will make amazing clinicians one day. Our class is family, and families lift one another up. Congratulate someone on a job well done with a proficiency skill or a new skill learned. Take a look around, acknowledge the people that have been working super hard. I’m blessed to be where I am today, and when I look back at the journey, it’s amazing to look at the progress of not just myself, but my peers. It’s no wonder our lives are not copacetic. So let’s keep growing, working, learning, succeeding, struggling, and all the things in between. Sixty-seven people from all different walks of life with dreams to become optometrists, and here we are, growing together. I’m blessed to still be getting to know the people that are working to be better. I think everyone comes across that sometimes, but the best moments are when you struggle together, and help one another become better clinicians, better learners, better teachers, etc. So block out the people who only share their success and not their struggles or failures. But let me let you in on a secret, life is perfect for no one. Will people make you feel like they have it all together- absolutely. are in perfect order? I’m going to go with no. Does everyone truly feel like their school life, social life, health, etc. I’m a firm believer in humility goes a long way, and I think grad school is a humbling experience for everyone, but not everyone let’s you know that. I’m still learning to focus on my best, because even though we’re all adults here, I’ll be blatantly honest, there are still people that love to toot their own horn. This year, I’m still learning to take the time to relax. Life has a funny way of giving you exactly what you need at the right time, even amongst the mess, craziness, business, and allll of those extra plans you didn’t get done yet. We can study, work hard, put in the hours, make that yummy food, and do our best to be kind to those around us, but things will always come up. We cannot control what happens during a proficiency, an exam, for dinner, other people, etc. There are simply things we cannot control, and I think that’s a huge part of life, especially in optometry or any grad/med school. For most of us, life is trying to take things day by day because there are simply “not enough hours in a day.” However, what if we really took the time to enjoy, cherish, succeed, work hard, and prosper during those hours? Well even if you do, I don’t think everything will still be in perfect order. When is ANYTHING ever in perfect order? Okay maybe things like filing cabinets, the Dewey Decimal System, etc., but what about in life? Is life ever in “perfect order?” If it is for you, well then congrats. Probably because it’s tied to one of my favorite songs, but also because of the meaning and how it sounds. This has to be one of my all-time favorite words.
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