Life is Happening All Around Me

Passing the CPA exam is high on my priority list.  It may even be the highest.  The CPA exam is hard and takes sacrifices and motivation.  Some days it is easy to sit down and study. Some days it is the last thing I want to do. I know I have to put my life on hold to reach my goal.

This weekend in particular is hard to sit indoors and study. It is the Fourth of July weekend. Long weekend. Days off of work. Picnics. Parties. Outdoor activities. Fireworks. All needs to be put on hold until next year. Most people understand that studying is my first priority and they silently cheer me on. (They can't be loud about it or it will interrupt my studies!) Then there are some people who say "You're studying agaaaaaiiiinnnn????" Yes, I am studying again. No, I can't to go away for the weekend. No, I can't go to your picnic. No, I can't watch the fireworks.  Do I want to do these things? Of course! Who wants to be stuck inside studying when they could be having fun with friends and family? Not me! But I know where my priorities are.

When I finally pass the CPA exam, I would have made my own "fireworks" that will be brighter than any fireworks I would see this weekend. I know this because I would have finally completed the hardest thing that I have ever had to do in my entire life. It will be something that I will be carry with me forever. I will be proud of myself. And I know in the end the people who kept asking "again" will be proud of me for not giving up on my dreams.

This will be the time that I spend my summer holidays inside studying. I know it will be worth it in the end. Next summer when I am at these picnics, parties and gatherings, I will be a CPA.