be prepared for change.

"We hold on to what has worked."

This quote from Monday night's speaker stuck to me like a fresh piece of bubble gum on the bottom of a shoe. John Rusevlyan (former president of the local Rotary Club) knew his stuff...people do definitely hold on to things that have worked in the past, but just being honest...I hold onto a few things that haven't worked.

I have class at 9:30 am, and even though I've walked in a few minutes late on more than one occasion, I continuously hit snooze when I'm nestled under my covers.

I overplan details before I start a big project, and I sometimes end up overwhelmed before I can even begin it properly. Still, I continue to volunteer.

People are skeptical when we take on big tasks or decide on complicated dreams...but why? THEY are scared, so they want you to be. They can't understand why you'd want to do something they fear. They don't have time. They're afraid to fail (hi, my name is Carrie Bailey, and I'm afraid to fail. Everyone, welcome Carrie.)

But, as Mr. Rusevlyan said, things have a way of working themselves out...you just have to "have a little faith..." which is much easier said than done. When things are easy, it's really pretty simple to take a minute and be thankful for what we've been given..but if the going gets tough, it's hard to really be grateful for anything. We get lost...tangled...distracted by what weighs us down and we can't see a way out.

 So we're drowning? It's a well-known fact that I've been a little distraught about a major, but hey...John says that we won't get a job in our major anyways. "That's how scary the world is." We should just a take a job because, who knows, it may be our calling...and I hope that it happens that way. I hope I go into work one day completely unaware that my life is falling into place, and I find myself. A girl can dream.

"If we're not growing, we're dying." Sure, it's easier to quit, but what do we learn from quitting? What do we lose my continuing to push on? A lot of time, a little frustration, a few all-nighters, and temporarily a little faith in ourselves.

John Rusevelyan was one of my favorite speakers, because well, I love Rotary Club. I love Interact Club. I love leadership. I love people with kids. I love happy people. He was all of those and more.

He asked us if we knew where we were going....and the truth is, I don't, but I know one thing for certain. I want to be happy along the way. :)