Hello! A bit late in posting this one because I fell asleep watching Harry Potter.😁 Today's affirmation is: I am successful in whatever I do. Now, that's the spirit! 

Recently, I came across my dentist who asked why I quit 3 years into my nursing degree. Usually, i'd give the long drawn explanation of how "it just wasn't for me", even though I know they will never get it. After all, it was the stable job, high income pragmatism that got me there in the first place.

"Why did you quit?"

Even though it's been nearly two years, it still feels like a slap in the face.

I looked at her squarely and said, "I didn't quit. I did everything I could."

And that's all that matters. There's a difference between quitting and sacrificing, as one of my favourite authors, Elizabeth Gilbert, once said. I may not be successful to other people's standards, but I consider my decision a huge success. In the end, I chose to be accountable to myself; I chose to end what I knew in my heart was never going to work out. But let me say it again, I DID NOT QUIT, if by quitting you mean giving my blood, sweat, and tears fighting for something I wanted so badly. That's different from someone who just stopped showing up to work because they "quit". No sir, I am no quitter. I had to get knocked out and dragged out of the arena, because I refused to quit.

For me, success cannot happen without failure. Success, in my definition, is overcoming failure. 

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This morning. From the best co-worker ever <3

I got to meet Doug Hamilton (left) and Kris Russel (right) from the Calgary Flames today!!!

My cousin also happens to be a big fan of the Flames!

I'll see you tomorrow,

Chelsea