Definitely in the creation stage of my life.  Im exactly where I want to be.  3 years ago, I was this lil black girl from a small town with dreams bigger than myself and those around me entirely.  I was just getting out of high school working at Anchor Blue just trying to get me to the next stages of my life.  Matter of fact, now that I think about it, I thought I was coin somethin with my lil $300 checks haha. And you know what? I was. I was able to buy everything I needed for college and more.  Not to mention I was sitting pretty on a 4 year academic scholarship to my school.  But at the time I didn’t realize how blessed I was.  I mean, I had always gotten good grades and been recognized for them, so I thought this was just another mere “congrats” ya know?  Everyone would always tell me, “If you keep this up, you’ll go far” or “You’re gonna be successful.”  I would see this in my yearbooks, hear this from my friends, family and family friends, but I never really took it to heart.  I kinda had a “yea, yea, thanks” attitude.  But now these words are so near and dear to me it’s scary.  Just from having conversations with God, God fearing people, my mentors on campus, mentors from back in high school, daily talks with my mom, and just surrounding myself with people who are traveling on the path to success with me, it scary, crazy, overwhelming yet exciting all in one.  I used to create these vivid dreams of how I pictured my life to be (a glamorous job, a house or loft on the hill of some major city, a husband, two kids, and just a life of living comfortably) that I never thought these dreams were actually attainable.  I don’t want to be rich and definitely not poor, but it would be nice to just be with no worries and be able to do the things I want to do.

 A month ago, I asked myself “I have big plans in store for myself, but where is my starting point?”  I mean I’ve connected with some great mentors on campus, completed an internship, I am in the process of completing yet another internship, and I’m going to school for free.  Ok, so with that said, my foundation has been laid, but how do I build upon that foundation?  Now I’m realizing that these conversations are my building blocks.  Now which block will be the base of my structure?  Just thinking about this gives me chills, yet it make me appreciate life in itself so very much.  It’s scary and I have a long road to travel, but I’m excited to see where this road will take me…….