佚名/Anonymous

Didyoueverhavesomethingthatsomeonesaidhityoulikeatonofbricks?

Thathappenedtomeat8：05pmonThursday, January18，.

Ineedtobacktrackalittlehere, soyouwillunderstandwhereIamcomingfrom.InSeptemberof1997，IwalkedthroughthedoorsofMarianCollegeasanadultstudentgoingtocollegeforthefrsttime, , butthatdidn'tlessenthebutterfliesinmystomach, ormylackofconfdence.TodayIhavecompleted96creditsandIhave33moretogo.I'vecomealongwayfromthatfrstnight52monthsago.

Itwasduringoneofmycurrentmarketingclassesthatmyinstructor, PamSchlenvogt, toldusabout“GetTo”，andIjustcan'tgetitoffmymind.

, andsomeofthemnotsogood, “LifeisanAttitude”andwalkedusthroughAccountability, Tenacity, Truth, Integrity, Trust, Understanding, Dedication, , butwecanchooseourattitudestowardeachsituation.

Ifwewalkthroughlifeonthepathwehavechosenfeelingasthoughwehavetodothisorwehavetodothat, “getto”insteadofa“haveto”wemightenjoythejourneyjustalittlebitmore.

Idecidedtomakeaconsciouseffortoverthenextcoupleofdaystoexchangethewords“haveto”with“getto”inmyconversationswithfriends, co-workers, andfamily, butmostofallinmythoughts, “getto”doandstartedappreciatingtheopportunitiesandchallengesonmypath.

Justimagine：

Igettogotoschooltofulfllmydream.

Igettogotoworkwhensomanypeoplecan't.

Igettodothelaundry, thankfulforawasheranddryer.

Igettoplaywithmykidswhodeservemoreattentionofmine.

Igettospendtimewithafriend, whoneedsmyhelp.

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Igettorememberthethingsthatmakemehappy.

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, changethewords“Ihaveto”withthewords“Igetto”andseeifitmakesadifferenceinyourday.