Life Journal

Kelcy, 22, Miami IG: @heytherekelcy

[heytherekelcy]

do you work while in nursing school ? bout to start nursing school and don’t know if i should leave my job so i can focus on school 😖

Hey, I did work while in nursing school. I was a supervisor at Starbucks up until my 5th semester when the workload began to increase and there was a lot more on the line.

 I would recommend you play it by ear. Ask your job to reduce your hours and see if you can find a decent work/school/study balance, or find a job you can also spend some time studying at because its relatively slow or low maintenance - I worked night shifts and was able to study while working.

Some people said it was impossible to work during nursing school but I found a way. Best of luck to you!

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[mjalti]

Does that

deep yearning to be physically beautiful

ever leave ladies? Does it ever stop girls? Am I going to be free? is this void going to tear me apart like silence black hole eats light?

[heytherekelcy]

4.24.19

‪Baby steps. That’s what all progress consist of. Till you reflect, till you look back, then you’ll see how far you’ve come. ‬

‪Focus in. Just keep one foot going in front of the other. That’s all that matters. Stay kinetic. ‬

[heytherekelcy]

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision”

- Helen Keller

This quote provides a grand distinction between having sight, and having vision. Sight is often coupled with things like wisdom, truth, and knowledge, comparably, the condition of blindness is often seen as futile. Sight is a function of the eyes, something Helen Keller did not have. Vision is a function of the mind. It is a portion of the mind that allows us to plan and imagine, and it requires no sight.  Having a vision is important as it helps you recognize what you wish to accomplish, and through this recognition you can inspire, and guide yourself in the right direction. Having vision is important as it instills hope, creates expectations, and compels you to keep going.

This notion of considering being blind as a condition that is not as bad as having sight without vision is so impactful because of the implications. Helen Keller accomplished so many things under circumstances that one might see as nonviable. She was blind, and deaf, but she had vision, and that vision took her from a place of hopelessness to a place of endless potential. This quote puts into perspective that there are many of us who do have the gift of sight and take it for granted. We simply see, we don’t use it to enhance or shape our vision. Some of us don’t even have something that serves as an objective We have sight, but we have limited thinking, which in turn limits our vision. Through this quote I understand that it is better to rely on what you can discern, combined with imaginative thinking, versus what you can plainly see. The visions we all have the potential to produce are much deeper, and more encompassing, than what we can see with just our eyes.

Thank you to www.marveloptics.com for providing this opportunity to share my thoughts and for providing a prompt that reminded me to keep not only my eyes, but my mind open.

[heytherekelcy]

[heytherekelcy]

3.14.19

You ever love someone so much it makes you want to apologize to people for your past self because the version you are today is so exceptional (because of them). They bring out the best in you, a best that you didn’t think you even had. Potential is being made kinetic right before you eyes and you’re just so sorry that you couldn’t have been THIS much before??¿¿!!

And in the best way!

So thankful for my friends. Who would I be without their influence? I don’t even like to imagine that, haha.

[heytherekelcy]

1.16.19 // Just a quick sunspot selfie on a cold day

[heytherekelcy]

1.15.19 // Back to school. I’ve began my 2nd semster of nursing school and I’m determined to finish as strong as I start. It’s going to be a brand new workload coupled with clinicals but I believe in my abilities. I will make it through! Godspeed to semester 2/6!

[heytherekelcy]

1.14.19 // Got to visit the park by my former middle school. Hit me with so much nostalgia. Clear skies and cool temperatures made for a beautiful day. I lied down on the grass, looked up into the sky and felt like I was 12 again. There’s times when I miss my adolescence, but then I recenter myself and think of how proud my younger self would of who I am today.

[heytherekelcy]

1.10.19 // Was craving ice cream, so... you know... He made it happen!

[heytherekelcy]

1.10.19 // Went out to the mall to pick up a new calendar for the new year and came out with a little more! I’ve also been loving magazines again, but ones like Frankie, Broccoli, Womankind and New Philosopher. They feel so much more real and authentic. Check them out!

[heytherekelcy]

1.7.19 // Dinner with Vanesa at one of our favorites, Vapiano! They never disappoint! This was such a nice way to bring in the first week of the New Year.

[heytherekelcy]

So, January...

The 1st month of this year flew right by me! I didn’t even really get to update on here much I have so many photos I want to post. I’m thinking about doing a compliation instead of separate days because just so much has happened haha. I have so many good memories to share!! We will see!

[heytherekelcy]

1.2.19 // Golden hour today was exactly that, golden.

[heytherekelcy]

1.2.19 // Running errands, nothing crazy. Sending back my last semester book rentals to make space for more

[heytherekelcy]

1.2.19 // Song of the day, and my plan for 2019