"You are not fully dressed until you wear a SMILE!!" This is the quote that I choose to live by. If I had a penny for every time I was asked "Do you ever quit smiling and get upset?", I would have enough money to pay off my student loans (and Lord knows I have plenty of those). Let me take you back....Back to when I first realized my purpose here on this Earth and the plans God had/has for me. After graduating high school, I was very naive but I had HUGE dreams of being a radiologist. I was told about all the BIG BUCKS (<<Southern slang) they make and how my life would be set if I were to succeed. Two years into my college career, cause that's what school feels like after a while...a career, I had a landslide of life changing events. Relationships/friendships were broken, trust was shattered, drama was rising, and kaoz just seemed to be taking over. My perfect little fairy tale life was crumbling right in front of my eyes! What's a girl suppose to do now?? At times, it only seemed possible to just throw in the towel and give up. I hit my lowest of lows. Not even Matthew McConaughey's presence could have perked me up (and if you know me, that's saying a lot.) I remember reading that quote, "When life knocks you down to your knees, you are in the perfect position to pray!" Pray?? For what?? A reset button?? A glimpse of the future?? A prince charming?? What exactly would I pray for?? Then, like a ton of bricks, it hit me...DIRECTION!! That's what I was missing in my life. I had "my plans" for my life, but I didn't have "His plans" for my life. All of the heartbreaking events was there to teach me a lesson and to get me on the path that I'm on today. Wanna know how great life is and how things fall into place when you are in "His plan" and not your own....Well right after I changed my major to nursing and got accepted to USA's Nursing School, I learned of a scholarship that I could apply for that would pay for all of my nursing school (Approximately $20-25K remind you) and BAM...I got it!! Then I began meeting new people and making new friendships with people that would soon be my heart. There was still one thing I had to do...forgive the people involved in my past. What's one of the greatest feelings in the world?? Knowing that you are at peace with everyone and no hard feelings are held. So, you wonder why I smile...why I don't allow the small things in life to steal my joy...why I'm able to forgive and forget so easily?? It's all because I've been at my lowest and with the help and love of others, I have overcome!! I have so much more to be happy about....an abundance of truly wonderful friends, a faithful loving family, and a future with a career in helping others overcome or cope with sickness!! What more could a girl ask for?? I think it's safe to say I am very blessed and one lucky girl. I now live each day of my life to the fullest and with no regrets. My only hope and wish each day is to brighten at least one person's day and bring a smile to their face. A smile is like a disease, very contagious and easily spread. Why not give it a try?? Here I'll start it...
BAM!! Now it's your time.....let them pearly whites (yellows, golds, or silvers) shine and spread this incurable "disease"!! Ready....Set....Go!!!
Talk To You Soon,
B
Stay tuned for an upcoming announcement later this week!! It's a life changing event!! :))
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