M. Aline

Hi stranger, it’s time for that talk again! The talk where I apologize for not posting as often as I used to and you forgive me because you understand how easy it is to get so caught up in your own struggles that you forget other people are struggling too…it happens.

Okay! Now that we’ve had the talk, let’s move on.

I never did mention, but I decided almost three years ago to finally go to college and so here I am, about to be a Junior. I’m studying for my Bachelor’s in Journalism…that can’t be too surprising as I’ve always enjoyed writing. However, I have also decided to pursue investigative journalism. For a while, I had convinced myself out of it due to a death in the family. It may sound funny, but I realized I’ve always had a passion for seeking justice in a way that pleases God and also encourages my love for the search of evidence…that’s not the funny part though.

What’s funny is that I was encouraged to move forward, to learn to let go of my past; what has haunted and held me back, through watching the show Arrow. My sister and I barely started it but two months ago and we’ve already finished all eight seasons. I have an addiction…it’s a problem. I rarely watch any shows but when I do, I binge watch them. My main point is that it was through this show that I recognized my own hurt and grief was overcoming me to the point where I wasn’t sure what I wanted to apply my degree to. I hesitantly decided on editorial or educational and stuck to it when I would tell people only because I truly didn’t know at the time what I was passionate about doing.

But I will no longer allow my feelings to overcome me. As my pastor once preached, “You may be overwhelmed…but you will not be overcome.” I keep reminding myself of that through every trial I endure.

At the end of the day, I know all of this hard work will pay off. I won’t hop from job to job forever. But it’s normal to do so for a time or two when you’re in such a field as journalism. Being a writer can be one of the most unstable occupations as you don’t know how successful your work is going to be until it’s published. It will all work out though, I know that. In God’s timing only.