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La Posad A Short Story

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What does change mean? For most it means going beyond the norm and for some it can be frightening. For me, it’s about growth. One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make in my life was leaving my job of 5 years to better myself. La Posada was a great atmosphere that provided me with experience, self-development and beautiful relationships with not just fellow coworkers, but residents as well. I admit, that over the period of 5 years, I found myself becoming complacent. I was ready for a challenge, so I went back to school, but growth with the company wasn’t offered to me. There wasn’t any space for being selfish, I am the prime role model for my children, I have to take every opportunity I am presented with to make life more than …show more content…

There was nothing more exciting than actually exercising that knowledge. I chose to further my education. I believe that it is the key to my success, no one can ever take that from me, so why not work to strengthen it? I was working fulltime and attending school full time as well. It was a tough road, but I learned so much and as each day went by, I knew that all of the hard work would pay off in the end. The only person that could stop me, was me. When I finished school, and scheduled to take my NCLEX exam, I was extremely nervous. Without a doubt, I knew that I had worked too hard to allow my fears to stop me and with La Posada as my current place of work, sky was the limit. Within 2 days I received the news that I had passed! I was full of joyful cries and thankfulness. By the grace of god I did it. I loved La Posada, and never once did it cross my mind that I would have to leave, but I realized that my future was no longer bright there. I didn’t want to risk losing the relationships I built and no one ever wants to “start all over again”. Eventually, I had to do what was best for me, and I retired my position La Posada. Every day I rise, I see my children that are the spitting image of me. I encourage them daily, …show more content…

Many times, as parents we try to conceal our troubles because “problems are for grown-ups” right? Our children always know when something is wrong. I was so stressed out about graduating and being “stuck” at my job of five years that it was surfacing in ways that were unnoticeable to me. What we choose as a career shouldn’t be stressful. We should choose something we enjoy. I practice what I preach so moving on to Brookdale as an LPN was unquestionable. I am using skills that I learned and helping elevate the lives of others. I have met my goal! AT the end of the day, I want to inspire my children. I am able to take care of them by doing what I love. I’ll be completely honest, I love to dress nice and upgrade furniture in my place of residence. I want to be able to save for a rainy day and splurge when I want too! In order for this to happen, my income needed to be more than sufficient. The opportunity I was presented with, offered me better pay and benefits. I would be insane to let this go down the drain. I am able to do things I wasn’t able to do years before. I am grateful for this

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