It’s funny to me when I meet a goal that I have been striving toward for many years. Last week I accomplished two bigs things in my life. My 4 year old pup passed the therapy dog certification test which is something I have longed for since I got her at 9 weeks but delayed in pursuing due to her hyper personality. It turns out that once you start being disciplined with her, she listens and mellows. If only I had tried training sooner.

Secondly, my application to be a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado was approved. That has been 8 years in the making. It was mainly 5 years of procrastination and 3 years of dedicated work outside of my daytime job to make it happen, but who is counting. I’ve always had multiple streams of income, however, this credential will open up doors of opportunities now and in the future if I so choose. And the license doesn’t go away if I don’t utilize it now. From here on out, I just pay the renewal fee and use my school counseling professional development to continue to make me eligible for a license renewal.

It’s interesting how some things take so much time to achieve and then take so little effort to maintain. This could apply to work, relationships, owning a home, etc. It takes the dedication to not lose sight of the dream and working towards it, even when you want to give up.