Monday, September 5, 2011
Jennifer Welborn Writes: Running For A Cause
Jennifer Welborn Writes: Running For A Cause: As many of you know, I have struggled with a serious heart condition all of my life. I was a sickly child and by middle school I wasn't eve...
Hello blog world.
So, I've been meaning to start a blog for a while now.
Do I have interesting things to say? Sometimes.
Do I have a need for a creative outlet to share some stories? Yes.
Do I want people to look to me as a woman filled with wisdom beyond her years? Of course.
I love blogs. They are free, they are there when you need them, and they stay around forever. So, in 5 years, I can look back at this and remember where I was and follow the journey that led me to that place.
Isn't that why we are all here anyway? For the journey? While I am a sucker for a happy ending in a book or movie, I adore the twist and turns that leads the characters there. I love the characters, like Bridget Jones, who believes at the beginning that her world is honestly horrid. Only to follow her for a few years to watch her mistakes and downfalls that lead her straight to Mr. Darcy.
When I moved to Korea a few years ago, I began a blog to document that journey. I love looking back at that blog and remembering the place I was in. Frightened, alone, scared, and longing for something so much more than where I was. It turned out that Korea wasn't the answer, but it led me to apply to Graduate school, which led me to a wonderful job as an Instructional Designer. I would've never guessed, getting on that plane in 2008, that in 2011, I would be here. In a condo, single, working in an office with Nuclear Engineers.... I was in a relationship, I was miserable, I worked in a costume shop, I was broke and starving and stuck. The journey of the next 3 years gave me the strength I needed to leave an abusive relationship, live alone, finish my degree, and transform myself. I don't even recognize the girl in the photos from 3 years ago. She was so wounded and alone.
Now, I am powerful, successful, and I know my worth. I can only hope that the journey of the next 3 years will lead me to an even better Sam. A Sam with bigger dreams, larger ambitions, and even more belief in herself.
Enjoy the journey.
Do I have interesting things to say? Sometimes.
Do I have a need for a creative outlet to share some stories? Yes.
Do I want people to look to me as a woman filled with wisdom beyond her years? Of course.
I love blogs. They are free, they are there when you need them, and they stay around forever. So, in 5 years, I can look back at this and remember where I was and follow the journey that led me to that place.
Isn't that why we are all here anyway? For the journey? While I am a sucker for a happy ending in a book or movie, I adore the twist and turns that leads the characters there. I love the characters, like Bridget Jones, who believes at the beginning that her world is honestly horrid. Only to follow her for a few years to watch her mistakes and downfalls that lead her straight to Mr. Darcy.
When I moved to Korea a few years ago, I began a blog to document that journey. I love looking back at that blog and remembering the place I was in. Frightened, alone, scared, and longing for something so much more than where I was. It turned out that Korea wasn't the answer, but it led me to apply to Graduate school, which led me to a wonderful job as an Instructional Designer. I would've never guessed, getting on that plane in 2008, that in 2011, I would be here. In a condo, single, working in an office with Nuclear Engineers.... I was in a relationship, I was miserable, I worked in a costume shop, I was broke and starving and stuck. The journey of the next 3 years gave me the strength I needed to leave an abusive relationship, live alone, finish my degree, and transform myself. I don't even recognize the girl in the photos from 3 years ago. She was so wounded and alone.
Now, I am powerful, successful, and I know my worth. I can only hope that the journey of the next 3 years will lead me to an even better Sam. A Sam with bigger dreams, larger ambitions, and even more belief in herself.
Enjoy the journey.
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