Epiphany

I had an Epiphany today, well it started last night with a phone call to my mom, and continued through today. Wikipedia (the oh-so reliable internet dictionary source...haha) defines an Epiphany as: a (feeling), the sudden realization or comprehension of the essence or meaning of something.

My sudden realization was that I needed to figure out what I really wanted to do with my life (career wise) and fast. My full comprehension came after speaking with my mother, who for about the umpteenth time preached to me the richesnous of becoming a teacher.

Well, every other time I've listened to this sermon I half block it out with my own thoughts, thinking to myself, I could never do that, and giving myself plenty of reasons why I wouldn't-and shouldn't be a teacher: Pay to low, benefits not there, dealing with kids on a daily basis, blah blah blah....but all the while I should have been thinking, I can be really good at this, this career, (yes I said it, career-that thing I've been looking for since graduation) can be a great avenue for me to go down. I'm not making a ton of money now, and I get by alright, and I do actually really like kids, and benefits aren't all that expensive to buy into (while you're young, I'm not totally ignorant to that since I do work with the aging population currently).

But I researched it a bit more (the internet's ability to make research super quick is totally underrated), and about 20 hours later, I've decided to take my CBEST. Now, this is just the first step mind you, but a good step. I think I now have to say what my mother has probably been waiting her whole life to hear, "Mom, you were right," and just in time for Mother's day, now isn't that just afternoon disney special.

Side Note:
Check out this video on UTUBE that my brother made, he made it all in one day with himself as the sole director, filmer, etc...very cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0k1gptY86k