Three years ago, I was in Nelson with my family having just completed and graduated from a six month course at Wellington Nannies College. I had spent six months living with a family of five (three children and parents) and had been looking after three children under 5, for two - three days a week, as well as working with another family 2 days a week and studying one day. I had no idea where my future was heading, what I was going to be doing, where I was going to be living, who my friends would be etc.
Fast forward three years and I sit here as a married lady, in a house I did not grow up in (but fully feels like home) with a Statement of Completion from the University of Waikato, addressed to me in recognition of achieving and completing my Bachelor of Teaching.
A Statement of Completion? Does that mean I have really done it? Does that mean all of my hard work will have paid off and I will finally be able to walk across the stage, receive my degree and be a 'real teacher'? It most certainly does and the fact that I have received a statement of completion also means that this three years of my life is the end of a chapter. It has been a fantastic chapter in which I have come to appreciate and value so much of what I have in my life and a chapter in my life where I have been blessed to have the love and support of family, friends, colleagues.
I am sure this is the chapter in my life where I have made the most mistakes, where I have failed the most, where I have made the worst attempts at tasks, where I have felt like giving up and dropping out, and where I have procrastinated the most. However, looking at this 'Statement of Completion' right next to me and thinking about how much my life has progressed during this time, I am also sure this is the chapter in my life where I have had the most positive choices, where I have had the most success, where I have made the most amazing attempts at tasks, where I have carried on when I have felt like giving up and where I have....learnt how to use facebook and other internet websites?!?!?
This Statement of Completion is not just a piece of paper that tells me I have passed and can apply to graduate, it is a piece of paper that is symbolic of the last three years of my life, the journey I have been on, the ups and downs I have faced, the people I have experienced life with, the opportunities I have had and the education I have received. It is a piece of paper that is symbolic of the ending of a chapter in my life, the starting of a new chapter in my life, the beginning of a career, the crossing of the finish line and the endless amounts of memories created during this time.
What is it that you are going through in your life that you would love a 'Statement of Completion' for? Where is the finish line for you and are you close to crossing that finish line?
Walking across the stage, dressed in a cap, gown and hood and receiving my degree from Jim Bolger (or whoever actually passes us the degrees , is the one thought that has kept me going this whole time - it is one of the dreams I have wanted to accomplish and one of the dreams that I now will officially accomplish on April 17th, 2013 at 2:00pm.
What are your dreams in life and what is helping you on your way to accomplishing those dreams?
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