{"id":3100,"date":"2015-05-23T23:41:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T03:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2015-05-23T23:41:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T03:41:02","slug":"notes-from-the-6-train-implementing-grace-when-life-changes-without-your-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/2015\/05\/23\/notes-from-the-6-train-implementing-grace-when-life-changes-without-your-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes From the 6 Train: Implementing Grace (When Life Changes Without Your Permission)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just returned from Boston where I attended my best friend\u2019s graduation. Look how beautiful she looked!<\/p>\n

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I am beyond proud of my her, she\u2019s essentially my sister, as I\u2019ve known her since we went to kindergarten together. She\u2019s not just good-looking, but also incredibly intelligent & passionate. This fall she will continue her education at Berkeley to get her Phd. <\/p>\n

I was slated to graduate this May, but as I am a transfer student, I was set back by just a semester. So I will be graduating in the fall (yay!). For a while, I was quite upset that I wasn\u2019t graduating \u201con time.\u201d I felt like I was failure, and was ashamed about telling people, as there is stigma about graduating \u201clate\u201d (which I\u2019m not sure what that means since there are significant amount of students who graduate undergrad in more than 4 years.) <\/p>\n

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But, as mentioned before, not only am I \u201cokay,\u201d with the fact that I have a remaining semester, but I am thankful for it. There are programs, people and things I would am able to do that are necessary for (that have and will continue to mold my life) if I graduated this May. This was certainly about a bigger plan, divine order if you will. <\/p>\n

This, learning to deal with unforeseen circumstances with grace, is one of the most important lessons I\u2019m learning, which has been spearheaded by college events. If I hadn\u2019t, I would have been at my soul sister\u2019s graduation reeling with hidden jealously and disappointment. However, knowing, confidently that both of our paths are leading us to passionate,full lives of magic and love, I was able to be in present and overwhelming proud with a heart of joy. <\/p>\n

Sometimes, we set plans and things change. And that\u2019s okay. A quote I heard recently and identified with a lot is \u201cwe make plans & God laughs,\u201d that\u2019s life. Let go of the reins and enjoy the ride. <\/p>\n

All Things Color, Love & Fashion,
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I just returned from Boston where I attended my best friend\u2019s graduation. Look how beautiful she looked! I am beyond proud of my her, she\u2019s essentially my sister, as I\u2019ve known her since we went to kindergarten together. She\u2019s not just good-looking, but also incredibly intelligent & passionate. This fall she will continue her education … <\/p>\n

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