i'll admit it: i'm a believer in fortune cookies. yes, occasionally you will get the random saying that means nothing. however, i have found that typically the fortunes i receive can be applied directly to my life in one way or another. case in point:
fortune #1:
"you have a charming way with words and should write a book."
i have always had a love for words (call me nerdy, i don't mind), and at one point in my college career i was bound for a career in journalism. writing is something i find to be cathartic, and twisting words into a story is something by which i'm incredibly intrigued. to have the opportunity to do that would be amazing. clearly, i chose not to pursue journalism, but it's not out of the question to someday write freelance. anyway, the reason i find this fortune to be significant is because just under a week after receiving it, i began this blog. it may not be a book, but it definitely involves writing. i'm going with it.
fortune #2:
"you will soon emerge victorious from the maze you've been traveling in."
my life over the last year has been filled with nothing but copious amounts of school and work, with maybe a little play on the side. it has been a verifiable maze, for sure. most of the time i saw no end to the insanity. now, as i enter the beginning of my second year of graduate school, i can see things more clearly. i can see myself fitting into the speech pathology puzzle. my clinical rotation this summer requires me to work with preschoolers. although i came into the program believing that i wouldn't want to work with children, i have found myself growing ever attached to those little kiddos. i'm seeing that aspect of the field in a new light and am certainly enjoying spending my mornings singing songs and playing games. although the convoluted maze i was wandering through last year was demanding and difficult, it has brought me to my current position. i see that the end is drawing near, and that one day very soon i will be working in the field i am so passionate about. thank you, fortune cookie, for reminding me of that fact.
my suggestion: go eat some asian food of your choice, and find out what is awaiting you.
you do indeed have a charming way with words. i am in full agreement with said cookie.
ReplyDeletealso, i find it excellent that your cookie on sunday said you'd emerge victorious after we had just sang that song in church about how God's our victory. coincidence? i think not.