Stronger than we think we are

I got my final grades from my second year of law school. Not only am I relieved, but I'm also surprised. You have to understand that when I was watching Josh go through law school seven years ago, I saw how hard it was and how hard he worked. I used to tell him how proud I was of him and that there was no way I could do what he was doing. And all last year, I had reoccurring thoughts that there was just no way that I would even be able to finish my second year, let alone do well. It was hard and I was behind and I was tired and I couldn't make sense of constitutional law.

Then I got my grades and I am on the Dean's list and top ten percent of my class, and my essays were returned with comments like "This essay was a pleasure to grade....." (I'm not saying this to brag, because, to be honest, I never received a comment even remotely like that on a constitutional law essay.) However, I AM saying this to maybe inspire someone else out there to try something new. Try something that seems incredibly hard. Because you are stronger than you think you are.

And that is my "after-school-special" message for the day.

P.S. Thanks mom, for teaching me how to be confident, and wake up cheerful and optimistic every morning. And thanks dad, for teaching me how to be efficient, thorough, and work incredibly hard.