DON'T STOP FIGHTING

Glass and Sable Don't Give Up Don't Stop Fighting


A few days ago on Twitter I mentioned a personal anthem that keeps me going in hard times: Never stop until you've reached your goal. It is certainly easier to say it than it is to actually believe it and execute it.

This past week was a hard one for me. A huge next step in my journey as a graphic design student crumbled and I was left wondering what I could possibly do next. What can you do when things out of your control come and take something you are looking forward to? Do you wait for it to get better?

I am a pretty self-motivated person, but I always need something to hope towards - something I can reach to. Sometimes it's just a warm cozy home, and other times it is achieving a degree and a career. But in any sense, I think that hope and goals are essential. How can you enjoy life if you have nothing to hope for?

A while back I posted about my school situation. I ended up choosing plan #2 first, which was to go to a 2 year design school and try to finish up quickly. I got accepted to the school I chose (woot!) and was set to start classes in two weeks. And for reasons I can't really control, I'm unable to go. What a blow to the gut. I'm back to the drawing board, but I'm certainly not giving up.

During a phone call with my grandmother she said, "Maybe this didn't work out because that wasn't the right path for you and something better is coming." It was hard for me to hear that because I really was set on that path, but you know, sometimes it's true. So as a fighter, I'm picking myself back up, dusting myself off and putting on the hiking boots. If one route doesn't work, there is always another. Never give up, don't stop fighting.


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9 comments:

  1. I KNOW how discouraging that can be. Keep fighting, girl. God is for you! Joshua 1:9!

    Brooke

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  2. gah! i know how incredibly frustrating that can be. i'm with your grandmother on this one though - especially since she's lived long enough to (probably) know best! :)

    you ARE a great designer, though, so please don't let this get you down - there are always other ways of getting to your end goal(s). i'll be rooting for ya!

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    1. Aww thank you! That's so sweet of you to say. I'm doing my best to stay strong.

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  3. Go out and get yourself a role Cottonelle! I would do it for you but I'm a bit far away at the moment ...

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  4. I had a very similar situation happen to me last fall. Don't give up. Think of it as a detour, not a dead end. Your Grandma gave you some good advice.

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    1. Thank you, Megan. I hope it's gotten better for you in the meantime!

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  5. man oh man i feel like such a weirdo commenting on all your blog post but this happened to me too! i actually went to scad first and the transferred to FIDM out here in LA and had to leave AGAIN! i hope that this means i'm not meant to go to school and should just do my own thing but what a costly lesson to learn!

    good luck!

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