Today an entire chapter in my life has come to an end. A chapter I thought would never be complete. A goal, my entire focus, my identity, since I was in high school has been achieved. I am a nurse. Its a strange feeling, a feeling that is bigger than I ever could imagine. It encompasses so many emotions: accomplishment, pride, joy, fear, anxiety, peace. But with every ending comes a new begining. A new chapter in life. I am not one who generally enjoys change. But even that is changing. I am so excited to see where life takes me from here. Every joy, every sorrow and every emotion in between. I am ready, I am excited.
So its time I set a new goal. Im not sure what that is yet. I have so many in mind. Maybe traveling, maybe golfing, I don't know. But I'm excited to start my career, to build my life. A life all my own. A life where I find my own identity. I can no longer hide behind, "Im a student. Im in nursing school." Because I can now stand boldly, and proudly behind "I am a nurse".