Bette held her head high as she delivered the valedictorian speech at the graduation of her Harvard law class. President of the Student’s Association, editor of the Harvard Law Review, and top student in her year. Bette had attended Harvard on a full ride and had been offered articling positions at most of the country’s topflight law firms.
It's Dascha marathon for me! I've been reading all the stories that had gotten accumulated in my inbox for the past couple of months, that I couldn't read due to my schedule! :-)
I think we all have someone like this in our past, someone who seemed to defy us and who we were and where we wanted to go. I, too, had a teacher like this in middle school. She was a school counsellor back when we did aptitude tests and were told what we should grow up to be. We did not like each other. I knew she didn't understand my challenges and what was happening in my life. But I had to see her anyway. I wanted, with all my heart, to work in the medical field but she told me I was wrong, that it wasn't the field for me. To prove her wrong I graduated as a medical laboratory technologist and, after 1 & 1/2 years, had to accept she was right. What an awakening. I learned that everyone has wisdom but we can miss it when we get caught up in emotional responses. She had urged me to become a school counsellor, like her, and now, a lifetime later, I realize I would have loved it. Thankfully I diverted into a completely different field where I found success in my career but, oh, if only I had listened instead of hearing 🤣🤣 Good story, Dascha!
Wonderful story. You have kept the heart of the prompt. Inspiration and motivation can come from negative or positive sources. Many of my successful goals have come from both sources. It’s essential that we believe in ourselves. Thank you. ❤️
Loved it!
Thank you, Dascha!
It's Dascha marathon for me! I've been reading all the stories that had gotten accumulated in my inbox for the past couple of months, that I couldn't read due to my schedule! :-)
And I'm lovin' it!
Fortunately, Bette had the self-confidence and determination to not believe her teacher.
I think we all have someone like this in our past, someone who seemed to defy us and who we were and where we wanted to go. I, too, had a teacher like this in middle school. She was a school counsellor back when we did aptitude tests and were told what we should grow up to be. We did not like each other. I knew she didn't understand my challenges and what was happening in my life. But I had to see her anyway. I wanted, with all my heart, to work in the medical field but she told me I was wrong, that it wasn't the field for me. To prove her wrong I graduated as a medical laboratory technologist and, after 1 & 1/2 years, had to accept she was right. What an awakening. I learned that everyone has wisdom but we can miss it when we get caught up in emotional responses. She had urged me to become a school counsellor, like her, and now, a lifetime later, I realize I would have loved it. Thankfully I diverted into a completely different field where I found success in my career but, oh, if only I had listened instead of hearing 🤣🤣 Good story, Dascha!
Wonderful story. You have kept the heart of the prompt. Inspiration and motivation can come from negative or positive sources. Many of my successful goals have come from both sources. It’s essential that we believe in ourselves. Thank you. ❤️