Peculiarly Classic

At this point in my life it’s safe to say that I’ve missed the point in a lot of lessons big and small. This mistake however cost me hundreds of dollars, a lot of sleep and a lot of heartbreak.  Instead of digging deeper into my insecurities, my past hurts, or searching for something or rather The One that will really make me happy, I was crazy to apply to the same school AGAIN. I knew this was just a small hiccup in my life story. In my mind, I was working harder......”digging deeper.” I knew this was what I’m supposed to do. Retook exams, bought exam practice books, paid for application fees, which all helped make my application look better, only to get rejected again.  At this point I didn’t understand anything, and felt like a complete failure. I knew my family and friends were looking at me with pity..... “ We thought she would do better....” “Maybe she’s not as smart as we thought...” “She turned out to be disappointing....” My parents are thinking they’v

Hopefully many of you are Disney fans, or know of who can fill you in on the whole premise of The Princess and the Frog, but in the meantime, I recently found myself relating to a scene........animated movie of all things. In the movie, Tiana and Prince Naveen go to voodoo queen Mama Odie to help them to turn back into humans from frogs. To their surprise, Mama Odie has no trick, potion, or spell to bring them back to normal. In true Disney form, Mama Odie breaks into an elaborate song with animal backup singers and dancers and all of nature creating the perfect platform to proclaim.......that it all depended on them.   “Dig a little deeper. ” “ Don’t matter where you come from. ” “ Don’t even matter what you are. ” Tiana, who was depicted as a hard worker.....who often overworked herself concluded she needed to physically work harder to get the things she wanted. What she didn’t realize is that her view was misguided. That her sole purpose wasn’t in all the work she was doing