Lessons for my 25th year

Ok, I cannot take credit for this idea...I happened to see it on Pinterest and thought it sounded fun & interesting (especially since I love handwritten letters and mail)! For my 25th birthday, I asked family, friends, co-workers, etc. who are older than 25 to write me a letter or note of advice based on what they know now.  In other words, if they looked back to when they were 25 years old (however far back that might be based on each person's age!), what might they want to say?  Whatever words of wisdom/pieces of advice they thought of, I asked them to share with me for my upcoming 25th year!

• Follow your heart.....Its never wrong......
• Don't be afraid of change because life changes every day!
• Spend quality time with your parents :)
• Enjoy your individuality!
• Have patience, explore opportunities, and find something you like to do--make a difference!
• Never settle...if you feel there is something more, go for it

And so with those key pieces of wisdom from those I love, I am happy/nervous/extremely unsure of what's going to happen/excited to announce that I accepted a job in good ole Nebraska. I have the opportunity to pursue a path of occupational therapy that I really enjoy, as well as the potential to pick up where I left off working with my favorite Nebraska farmers! As much as I have enjoyed my time in Carroll, I have come to realize that my heart resides in Nebraska so I suppose the rest of my body ought to catch up and join my heart! I also realize my last post discussed my "no longer being a nomad"...I guess I wrote that too soon!

I've honestly struggled with deciding to take this job. There are so many stats about people in my generation who change jobs a certain number of times within the first few years of graduating. I don't want to be another stat, but I also don't think there is anything wrong with a job change. Some may say I haven't given Carroll enough of a chance, and others will voice their surprise that I've been here this long. I suppose there may be truth to both...but there is much more to life than a job, so this decision has more to do with "feeling right" and I'm not entirely sure I've ever made a decision based on "what feels right."

Basically, we'll see what lies ahead for me back in Nebraska...