Life after college

As students in college, there is a question that we all ask ourselves now and again: "What will the light at the end of the tunnel truly behold for me?" As we tread through economic uncertainty, this question becomes intensified. I'm sure a lot of people are thinking very similar thoughts to my own, such as, "When are things going to get better, if at all?"

Earlier today, I was talking to my sister who was a stay at home mom to her 5 children until recently. Her husband has his Bachelor degrees in two different areas of study. My heart went out to her ash she explained their struggles caused by her husband's recent loss of employment. Because there is no employment available to replace his previous salary, they are both forced to work long hours at lesser paying jobs to support their family. Two weeks prior to that, my other sister who is a nurse, revealed to me that 40 employees were laid off at a particular hospital. Everywhere you turn you see a dramatic reduction of something or another.

I find this all very discouraging as I invest in my own education to have more windows of opportunity. As I continued my research of this depression, I realized that there's too much negativity and not enough optimism. There is only so much that any one of us could do to make a significant chang in our society. Yes, we all have been cutting back on our expenses, conserving energy, and becoming more "green". If there is more that we could be doing, I hope that we would be notified.

Sure we will always have doubting questions about our future in the back of our minds. Its just important that we stick to our plans of being successful.