For my gratitude today I want to share something that I was able to experience. I went to a dinner for a Buck County Community College fund raising golfing event. A female student scholarship recipient spoke to tell the audience of how she benefitted from a scholarship from the college. She explained that her addict mother left when she was a child. She was raised by her father who also had an addiction problem. She didnt finish high school. She was rebellious and got involved with the wrong people. She was homeless at one point. She was in an abusive relationship and pregnant as a teen. She somehow managed to get out of the relationship with the hope of a better life for her child. She was diagnosed with bi-polar disease, PTSD and other issues. She managed to get a job. Also she earned her GED and got into college at Bucks. She earned a scholarship, maintains a 4.0 GPA and works full-time, all while raising her daughter. This woman was so well spoken and poised. When she finished speaking she received a standing ovation from the audience. I have never been quite so impressed by anyone in such a long time. I am so lucky. I have been blessed by great parents and family. I have never had to endure the hardships this woman has had to go through. And I probably never will. For that, I am grateful for everything I have. My home, my girls, my husband, my parents, my mother-in-law, my family, my friends, my education, - for everything big and small that I have been given in my life. I take so much for granted. And grateful for the woman who spoke tonight, who showed a roomful of people how much you can overcome if you are willing. And showed me how very blessed I am.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:03:09 +0000
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