Patricia's mother was a teacher. Her grandmother was a teacher. Both of her sisters were teachers. Yet her mother encouraged her to do something else. She said, "You can do better."
To appease her mother, Patricia became a speech pathologist. She graduated with honors and went to work in a notable hospital for children.
After three years with different clients every hour and an environment in which she was uncomfortable, she found herself dreading the start of each new day.
The symptoms of dissatisfaction surfaced. Patricia began to be chronically late. She withdrew socially at the hospital. She was tired all the time and began to hate the career path she had chosen.
One day, one of her young clients was about to be dismissed from her care. The parents asked Patricia if she would accompany them to a meeting at the new school and explain their son'ts speech difficulties to the speech teachers there.
Patricia went willingly. She had always been curious about the school setting. After their meeting, she wandered throughout the school soaking up its atmosphere and thinking. This is where I belong!
The very next day, Patricia took immediate steps toward changing her path and moving into the school system. For the first time in her life, she was content and fulfilled in her work. She had accomplished her own dream. . . she had followed her own heart.
Choose your own path, and stick to it.
Prompt: Is there another path in my life that better fulfills what I've been designed to be? What is the next step in getting there?
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