Reflecting on my First Day of my First Residency

First day of residency was amazing and wanted to document this day and happiness and just how I feel

I am so thrilled to be pursuing my goals in many areas of life and acknowledge how empowering it is to give ourselves permission to say YES to our visions even when we know obstacles can and will come up

Basically choosing to say yes to challenges that come with growth because it is so much easier than saying no out of fear of growth

I’d rather know I took action and did the best I could than didn’t bother and always had a longing for something else

I have never been one to expect my reality to change on its own

I recognize and appreciate the experimentation that comes with creating something new & learning!

And when I see my life and choices like an experiment, I can be prepared to learn more lessons without judgment or hyper criticism

A scientist that brings emotion or bias into their work won’t create the best results so I try to be objective in my paths as well

BUT with the understanding that emotions are such powerful teachers and if I am not present to them I may miss out on the big breakthrough, realization, or AHA moment that’s been waiting for me

I feel so empowered after today’s first session and tomorrow I’ll be the first one up in the required skill evaluation but I am EXCITED about it and received such encouraging words from the Dr leading my class

And he is super funny and cool which took the edge off

I just love how I’m feeling seen and respected and understood. He’s also into CBT which is my fav too and he encouraged me to own my expertise and not hide it (others have been like don’t do that)—counseling can be weird bc of varying theoretical orientations and views and experiences etc

I AM JUST ON A HIGHHH I AM SO GRATEFUL AND FEEL IM TRULY LIVING MY PURPOSE DAILY AND ON THE PATH TO EVEN MORE GREATNESS

Let it be known though... I didn’t come here to play the game, I came here to change it ;)
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I’ll let you make of that what you do

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