First off, I feel as though I need to apologize for the hiatus. I have been constantly studying, and when I'm not studying, I have been lazy. I know, crappy excuse, but it's the only one you're getting. So there.
My weight has been at a steady decline, but nothing dramatic. And there's not much else to report on in that aspect of my life. Today's post is kind of deep. I'm not even really sure where the idea for this post came from. But I wanted to share my thoughts and hopefully get some feedback on what your thoughts are.
Two questions came into my brain today, and they may even be the same question, depending on how you look at it. What will your mark be on the world? What do you want people to learn from you?
At the end of my life, when I look back on all the things that I've done, people I've met, and love that I have shared, I want to have been able to leave an impression on those people. Hopefully, throughout my future career as a nurse, I can make a huge impact on many many people. I want to be with those strangers and help them through the tough times and be happy with them through the good times. I want that person to have said that I was the most important and helpful person whenever they needed help.
But as it stands now? I don't think I have done anything big enough, or lived long enough to make a mark on the world. Right now, I want to learn. I want to learn about nursing, and about traveling and different parts of the world. I want to learn what it's like to be a wife and a mom someday. I want to learn how to be a better daughter and friend. I'm not sure if anything I do in the learning stage will make an impact. But hopefully, what I do with this knowledge can lead to me being fulfilled and influential.
What do people learn from me? I want people to learn many things from me from both my words and my actions. I want people to be independent, strong, fearless, to explore (whatever that means to them), to know that it's ok to make mistakes, and to love themselves. All of these things are so important! I asked a friend of mine what she had learned from me, and she said that since knowing me and becoming friends, she has started to speak her mind more, apologize less when it is unnecessary, and to be less critical of herself.
I think I realized how I am able to help people see these things. I am pretty confident about myself. I don't have an inflated ego or anything, but I don't have too much to be self conscious about. And I believe in other people being confident in themselves, and I try to make that happen with them. I want people to see that they don't have to worry so much, and to focus on what's important to them, and their happiness.
How will you make an impact in the world? What is the message you hope to put out there? What do you want people to learn from you?
