Never too late

[Allsgrandso]

Hi all, haven’t been posting here in a while. I have gotten into a rhythm with my PMR thanks to all the great advice here and have started tapering to 5mg this week.

Just wanted to share my news with you this morning as I feel it may apply to some of you. This morning I was accepted at my local college as a full time photography student!! I am beyond happy😃

Past year has been tough trying to do physical work when your body was telling you otherwise. I changed.

I began to read books which I haven’t done in years because they made me slow down. I realized it was time to change again so I made a small portfolio of photos I have taken on my iPhone and waited ...

I went from being excited to terrified, the thoughts of me being in a classroom with 18/19 year olds is daunting. Technology is also a frightening prospect. And then of course the self doubt... am I good enough??

These things are all still scary but I feel so alive and hopeful and happy for the future. There’s a book I’m reading at the minute called ‘Big Magic’ by Elizabeth Gilbert and in it she wrote a letter to fear. I keep reading that letter and it’s so true. I’m going to see if I can attach a photo here...

Anyway, just wanted to reach out and say if there’s anyone here thinking of trying something new, go for it. It might just be worth it, we only have this one precious life❤️

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Brilliant - all the best!

[Allsgrandso in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks for all your help 🙏

[CT-5012]

Well done, enjoy your self. 😁

[Rugger]

Congratulations! You will have so much to offer your fellow students.

Best wishes.

[HeronNS]

This is wonderful! Well done you! And younger people in the class are likely to treat you with the respect due an elder. I've found this to be the case when taking classes even though too often older people are treated with condescension outside educational settings.

[Marlenec]

Well done - enjoy it!

[scats]

I'm so jealous. You'll be fine. I did a year as a mature student In my forties and loved it. You will gain so much from the younger students and you probably won't be the only older one there, learning is life long these days.

[Allsgrandso]

Thankyou all for your lovely replies. Love this group ❤️ you are all so supportive. Said to my husband earlier that I would never have slowed down enough before PMR to allow myself to really notice what way my life was going. Sounds a bit nuts but PMR has helped me do that. A year ago I could never have imagined that. X

[Daisychain12 in reply to Allsgrandso]

Oh yes that is such a good way to see it. Thank you so much you’re an inspiration xxx

[Daisychain12]

Oh bravo. This is wonderful and uplifting. Great news!! Xxxx

[Hidden]

Well Done! Enjoy! 📷

[PMRSUE]

Well done and hope all goes well for you. Love the letter but can we see the rest of it please?

[Allsgrandso in reply to PMRSUE]

Tried to upload 2 photos and it would only let me with one 🙈 I’ll talk to one of my techy kids and see if we can sort it later 👍 thanks btw x

[Jackoh]

Well done you' All the very best for your new venture/ adventure!! Xx

[aladymo]

Great wise quote. l will now look into reading the book. Good luck to you. ✔️

[pmrkitty]

You are inspiring!!! Congratulations.

[yogabonnie]

What a wonderful post! Congratulations!

[PMRCanada]

Good for you! Photography is such a wonderful medium. I was a pro for 23 years, mainly portraiture, and it proved to be a wonderful side career. You get to express yourself creatively with this technical art.

Don't worry about being the oldest in the class, you will serve as an inspiration and the younger students will share their skills (usually a great understanding of technology) with you. I went back to university after a 20 year break (got my undergrad in 1988, went back to school in 2007) as a mature student. It was amazing! Some of us are life-long learners. I graduated top of my class, surprising myself (and I think my ex-husband lol).

Enjoy this new chapter in your life. PMR can teach us many things, for me it has been to appreciate the things I used to take for granted, and to live a healthier lifestyle.

[Allsgrandso in reply to PMRCanada]

Thanks so much! I am beyond excited. I remember being part of the photo club at school when I was about 12 and I absolutely loved it at the time. Looking back It really should have been an option for college but times were tough and getting out to work was more of a priority in those days. Wish you well x