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Turning Point

Day 2 of Birthday Blogging for "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024" 

Prompt: Tell us about an earthshaking Life-or-Death situation in your life. What happened, how did it change you, if at all?

This prompt made me think about one of the turning points in my life. My weakness has always been making important decisions as I tend to take a long time considering my options. I had gone into my late 20s without deciding on a career choice. It had gotten very bad as I was only working part time without any goals set. If I didn't make a decision soon... I would not have been able to secure a future. I had gotten my degree in English literature because I love reading but the careers available to me from it seemed to be only writing based or teaching. I didn't really like either of those options. The other options left to me was to study a new career path in college.

Looking back I think that I was too scared about my future to decide on anything. I was extremely lucky that I had really good family support. My parents never gave up on me and kept encouraging me to go forward with my life but they also gave me the time to think things through. I had delayed making the decision for years. Then my younger brother passed away and everyone in my family was devastated. This was an earth shattering event for everyone. As my family was grieving I didn't want them to have worrying about me as well. It ended my indecisiveness and it pushed me forward in deciding where I wanted to do.

I applied for a Master's Degree in Computer science switching fields and using the money I had saved up working part time to fund my education. It ultimately led to my current job though there have been a lot of bumps and hurdles along the way. Thinking about this was a life and death decision for me. If I hadn't made the jump forward I do not know where I would be now.

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