What is life without ups and downs? We are always going to have some of both, no matter how hard we work to control what life throws at us. Lately, I've had a few blog posts that came out at some of those dowm moments, but even when there are a lot of those, there are also up times that come in between. It's important to know that they will come, and be prepared for when those down times do return, but the good times are almost always as frequent as the bad, but can be harder to see and acknowledge. We can't ever control every aspect of our lives, but we can focus on the things that we can control and allow those things to influence what we can't. Right now I am in chiropractic school and as demanding and stressful as it can be, this course that I am on is going to be hugely beneficial to my family, and literally thousands of people that I have not yet met. What's more exciting than that? Even though it's very hard on my family for me to be away as much as I am, they are very supportive of all that I am doing here, and though they have their tough moments just like I do, they are just as sure as I am that this will all be for our benefit, and they are going to tough out these next 2.5 years. It is not going to be an easy road, and there will be struggles along the way, but there is not a better place that I can be right now, than right here at Sherman College, and becoming the best person that I can.