Wheel of the Year

I officially claim the title of lifelong learner as I embark on the journey of a SECOND  masters. This time it will be focused on a Masters of Nursing. I plan to get two post-graduate certificates one in education and the second as a clinical nurse specialist.  I currently hold a Master of Science in Herbal Medicine from Maryland University of Integrative Health (formally Tai Sophia). It's exciting as I am beginning to figure out what I want to be in my career. My plan currently is to become a clinical nurse specialist in oncology, alternative/complimentary medicines, and palliative care. Not quite sure how all this will fit together, but hopefully it will make sense as I move forward.  I have a couple of goals to move me forward in this arena in 2016. 1) Attend a herbal medicine conference in 2016. 2) Begin sharing writings and learnings from my education at Walden University.

2015 *Life is a series of events and breaths glued together by the hope that everything will work out in the end. - Marikat 2015* My twenties was a mixture of triumphs and falls; considering the foolish decisions I made during parts of these times, I take my current breaths deeply as I could have died several times over. Like most early twenties, I thought I knew everything and had all the answers. My mid to late twenties were spent beating these feelings out of me. I appreciate my twenties for what they were, they made me into a stronger person with lessons of madness, disease, death, poverty, failure.... I have seen humanity at some of it's worse points and from this I learned that it is never too late to start over; even after innocence is gone, joy can be reborn. I was not really able to say this until after I turned 30. I am a beautiful person both inside and out. When I look into the mirror I see a pair of eyes that sparkle in the face of adversity. I see lips that smile...