This Spring has arrived with a mixture of bright blooms of good news and joy, along with cloudy patches of disappointment, rejection and storms of stress, deadlines and uncertainty.
Such is Springtime.
A time of transition and growth; sometimes bleak and gray, sometimes stunningly sunny, and always filled with hope and anticipation of summer abundance.
In staying true to the season, I have been working hard at "planting seeds" for the future.
I'm applying for internships and fellowships for the summer and grants for next year's graduate studies research. (Thus the good news and rejection phase). I am also in the building phase of my training for my first 100 miler in August.
I'm pretty excited!
The path to preparing my body for August 2nd, along with preparing my mind for my research and degree feels long and sometimes daunting. And yet, despite frustrations and obstacles, I am determined and persistent.
I have faith that the hard work I am putting in will reap tremendous rewards.
Sometimes in my commitment to the environment and conservation:
eating a plant based- low waste diet,
using less resources,
studying hard to achieve a dream of a job preserving our plant life
-- sometimes, I feel like I'm taking two steps forward and one step back.
Driving more, junk food indulgences, grant applications rejected, internship opportunities turned down, a poor mark on an exam; the thing to realize is that these are simply hiccups, simply obstacles.
Lessons never stop; whether we learn from them or not is another thing.
So, I'm tripping, falling over, getting up and moving along. I've hired a nutritionist to put me back on track with whole food nutrition on a busy schedule; I'm applying to yet MORE internships and grants; I'm dedicating more concentrated time to studying...
and last but not least I'm running my tail off!
