Good Afternoon, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is of a graduation cap in a spotlight. That leads to the subject of today's post: Continuing education.

There are a number of people who want certain jobs but are afraid to get them because there are so many years of continuing education involved. The fact is that the next ten years or so will pass no matter what- So you might as well make yourself happy by working toward a goal instead of miserable by digging yourself into a rut.

Take for instance a cousin of mine (who has been very supportive of my ramblings!). This lady has been a widow for three years now. She is a vet- But has received a lot of raw deals from people who were supposed to help her when she had to take disability. She finally made up her mind that there was a degree she wanted, and she was going to get it no matter what. She has worked on it during storm warnings and power outages, between taking care of a little dog that she adopted not so long ago- And just in time, according to the veterinarian who saw him afterwards. And she has made some impressive grades. She is not a young woman. But she fully intends to live until she dies and not a moment less.

The above anecdote really is just to illustrate how age is no barrier to learning.