Greetings! It’s April, which means there is only one full month left of my final semester. I am feeling a mix of emotions in the best way. There is a paper, project, and presentations that need me and my focus has been all over. I am hopeful this month will be spent dedicated to organising school work and next steps post school, which is scary. But it is also springtime and there is so much goodness in that alone. Life is precious and sweet and I want to take this mindset to the end of the term and beyond

I am in a predicament at the moment, regarding job opportunities. Do I accept a position now because they want an answer soon, or do I refuse and wait until the next interviews at the end of April? Is anything promised? No, and that is okay. I tend to be a very serious person, but life cannot be taken seriously all the time because what in the world are we doing?! I recently read somewhere that, “there is eternity to blush in” and that is so true. Do not read me wrong, I think the end of the semester is a very life transitioning and transformational space. And it requires a lot of patience, focus, and honesty. Honesty is the big one. Especially with oneself and what one wants to do with the time we are offered here. Currently, I keep thinking about the practicality of decisions and careers. And it is hard to do that when there is news of layoffs or the inaccessibility component very embedded within the workforce system. Or the fact that certain aspects of the labour force do not care much for the disabled, older people, the immunocompromised, the young. 

Clearly, there are a lot of thoughts happening at once here. And the most prominent aspect of it, is that there are contradictions with my statements. I do know that there is so much opportunity to learn from this world despite it being terrible in a lot of ways. And I urge anyone confronting a decision, a choice, no matter the size, no matter how much risk there is you can calculate for it; to make decisions with a determined will. Build yourself an armour that protects your hardships, your wins, losses, your confidence does not have to look like anyone else’s. I will speak for now and wait until the position that makes the most sense, life wise, comes. Until then, I will build a genuine and determined will that is grounded in selflessness and community. 

I hope the end of the semester is going well for everyone! And that there are lots of moments where you are feeling joyful and assured.