What am I doing here…
What am I doing here? I’m not much of a writer and I don’t really have any experience writing blogs. I’m more of a reader, if I’m being honest. So as I sit here thinking what I should write about, I realize that its important to write about it all. We live in an inconsistent, unstable and uncertain world- there are literally thousands of things to write about.
Instead of writing about elections, statistics or tragedies, I figured I could just write a post to re- introduce myself. It’s been a while since I wrote anything in here or made a post. So here it goes:
My name is Ruth Schettini and as of two months ago, I am able to put the letters “Dr” in front of my name. I graduated with a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy. I have spent the last couple of years working on this degree and I am so excited that its over. It was endless nights and endless reading. It was crying, cussing, calls to friends and, overall, exhaustion. I still worked full time and volunteered my time to working with youth while also still maintaining a bit of a social life. It’s been a crazy couple of years.
Within that struggle I found a lot of strength and willpower within myself. I found that I could push past what I thought were my limits and I also found some amazing people along my journey. And sometimes the people you find along the way and the lessons you learn are actually what make the journey worthwhile. It can also be what keeps you moving forward. I found that I have an amazing community of supporters and cheerleaders. I found that my family has a lot of patience with me when I am stressed out and irritable. I found that coffee doesn’t really have an impact on my ability to stay awake anymore. And I learned that people always show their true colors when you need them- both good and bad.
So then. What am I doing here? Exactly what I’m meant to be doing. I have studied hard and I have pushed boundaries, taken tests, put things on hold and hae cried my heart out… so that I could be ready. So that I could know what to do when someone said they needed my help. So that I could meet YOU. That’s what I’m doing here and, honestly, I don’t see myself doing anything else at the moment. I have always wanted to be, and continue wanting to be, a resource. I’m just a better equipped resource, now.
What is something you are working towards and what are the lessons you are going to take with you? How is your community and who are your supports?
