Ok, so I am thinking about going back to school to get my master's degree. I have the kind of job now where I can do this easily. I am working three 12 hour shifts for hospice from 8p-8a from home on call. Some nights are busy, other nights there are no calls. I am home during the day. I need to get my masters because of the late start I got to my career. I am getting ready to have two kids to send to college. In my head I know I need my masters to make more money, but my heart does not feel passion for anything! I will have to take the GRE' exam and a statistics course before I can even get into a program. The only thing I can think of right now is the Nurse Practitioner program but I am not sure I want that much responsibility or to work that hard!! The only other programs are in management or education and I don't think I want to do either of those either. Becoming a NP can mean a salary of over 100k a year. I keep waiting for that to inspire me but it hasn't yet!
I would love to hear any ideas from anyone. Should I just start taking classes and see if I am inspired? Does anyone know of any other programs out there? Anyone taken the GRE or statistics? I am petrified of them both! I would really love to spend my golden years travelling the world and financially secure. By the time I am in my 60's there will be no Social Security left so I know that I will probably have to work until I am 80!
Any Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas?
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- Christine
- I work as a hospice nurse. I make visits to my patients homes. I am there to teach them how to die. Most of the time they teach me how to live.
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Christine ~
I so appreciate your authenticity and vulnerability. You wide open invitation to community encourages those around you to share your journey. I encourage you to carve out some time each day to listen for God's nudgings and promptings. Trust me, I know it is difficult and I have been struggling to do this myself. But, I always come back to Psalm 46:10, "Be still and Know that I am God." Even when the Way forward seems cloudy or unsure, somehow God will give you markers along the road. I am reading a book called "Sacred Compass" by J. Brent Bill. The author is a quaker and uses intriguing terms such as "as way opens, lives that speak, paying attention, and testing our leadings." I'm wondering if you should test your leading by diving in and taking a class to see if anything opens up in you. Maybe something will resonate as you take a step forward. It might be like the old Indiana Jones movie, where the pathway appeared as he took his steps forward, not knowing where they would lead. Anyway, I will ask God to give you wisdom, peace and GPS for your life. Shalom,
Jeff
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