I am one of those few lucky people in life who was blessed with a wonderful family. All my life I have been a recipient of constant support. With every class I wanted to take to every college I wanted to join it has been a smooth journey. There is a lot of effort put in from my side of course for the smoothness of it all, however I would not say they were challenges.
See challenges give you a hard time. They take you on a roller coaster and make you vomit at the end of the trip. But they also teach you the most valuable lessons of life which you wouldn't learn otherwise.
My turn on the roller coaster ride came around after graduation. I joined a very reputed company within two months and was very excited about my new professional life, the life we have been preparing for throughout. Things were pretty colorful for six months before I realized I had completely ignored my work life balance. When I did realize it, I was on a hospital bed. Being a hyperactive girl all through my college life, having managed music, dance, yoga, a part time job, a social service group everything together pretty well, this was an absolute shock and it shattered my perception of myself as a strong girl.
I had lost my confidence which I had considered my strongest trait. I had gone on to become a person I was not. I was in a dark place.
I had to speak to a counselor to realize what was going on with me. I realized I have been over burdening myself, stressing myself out beyond limits. Slowly, taking a day at a time I started building back up. A lot of self-care and self-love is necessary if you want to lead a tranquil lifestyle. I employed those qualities which were absent before and could feel myself turning into a holistic individual.
I attempted CAT, during this time, again with a lot of struggle and sweat, swam against the waves in interviews and finally landed ashore at TAPMI. These last few months have been the most challenging time of my life and I do not despise it. It has made me stronger and I can feel the transformation in me. I now am much more adaptable and realistic.
One thing I always remind myself is that quote in Shrek. You can achieve whatever you want in life. The only person standing in between is you.
That's the challenge you need to overcome!