Tuesday, February 22, 2011
My Road Not Taken...
I read the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost last night. As I lie awake at 4 A.M., for some reason unable to fall back asleep after waking up to feed and change my baby girl, I couldn’t help but think of my own un-traveled path. Right out of high school I spent only one year at Ball State studying Psychology. I think often about how things might have turned out for me if I had conquered my pathetic homesickness and stuck it out there and finished my degree. Although there is so much that could have been better for me that way, I have no regrets. That would have been my easy path. Get a degree, get a good job, and then eventually settle down and start a family. I did EVERYTHING completely backward, yet I somehow managed to end up exactly where I want to be. I’m glad that my path is littered with mistakes and some hardships. I have a wonderful high spirited son, a fantastic step-son, a beautiful daughter, and a good man you loves us all and would do anything for us. I am finally back at the school thing, and will one day have that degree and great job I’ve always dreamed of. All in all, I am delighted I took that off beat path…No regrets, just lessons learned…
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Great post! I always wonder what would have happened if I had moved back to Ohio with my parents after I graduated from college instead of taking a teaching position in northwestern Indiana. I wouldn't have met my husband, wouldn't have had my two daughters, wouldn't be now teaching at Ivy Tech. Just because I chose Rt. 41 from Evansville north instead of traveling on I-70 toward Columbus. I think of that often.
ReplyDeleteI also did everything backward. Life has been a struggle but I am thankful for those bumps in the road. I learned so much and can use that knowledge almost everyday. I would change a few things from the past but all in all I am grateful for my adversities.
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