Growing up, I was determined that I would grow up to be an author or journalist. It all seemed possible. I enjoyed writing stories and loved English class. That was until I hit grade 10 English where I got a dreaded 72%. This coming after a grade 9 year where i got 95% and had written the best essay my teacher had ever read by a grade 9. This trampled my dreams. Now I look back and think how could I let one cranky old teacher shut down my dreams! Poor silly, shy impressionable little Katie. I should have been more determined.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about where my life is going and where I think it should be going and what I want to be when I grow up. The idea of being a journalist/author has never left me but I feel it coming back to me more and more lately. At work every 2-3 months, I get to write a reflection on the Gospel for that Sunday. I look forward to this so much because it gives me a chance to write! So here I am now, at work, deciding that I will write! I will start my own blog that no one in reality will read (except for Button), but I will do it!
Maybe it will lead me to a future in writing! I believe in myself now and won't let no grade 10 English teacher stand in my way!
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