Skillful Sailor

I am choosing to start with this quote because I feel that it is a good summary of how I feel about myself now. After some really hard times with my family over the past few years I have finally found my footing and become a "skillful sailor."

The ups and downs that I am referring to center around my parents divorce. My parents went through a horrible divorce that can not even be put into words. It was extremely hard to hold myself together when I was being put into the middle of all of their battles. When I look back at the past three years of college I am honestly surprised that I was able to maintain my grades, have a job and a social life while on the inside I felt like I was being torn apart. I am proud to say that I did not fall apart and even though it was the hardest thing I will probably ever deal with I am appreciative of who it made me.

I don't have a normal family. We are very divided and independent.  I don't depend on them financially nor emotionally. As much as I wish this were not the case, I have finally come to terms with that. Although this is not the way I wanted things to end up, it has made me aware of how I want my family to be someday. Someday I hope I can have a family of my own that IS close and that can depend on me in every way, shape and form. That is the silver lining that I am taking from this situation.

I am a skillful sailor of rough waters.

I don't mean to be cheesy but.... The anchor at the bottom of the quote also has a special meaning to me because my sorority has been my anchor throughout my troubles, which is appropriate because the anchor is our symbol. The anchor is our symbol because we were founded on the idea of "Hope" and the anchor is the symbol for hope.  Hope was the idea that kept me going throughout my parents divorce. I love that hope is what DG is built upon.