Bring it on!

Time really stops for no-one.

It seems to be a reoccurring theme that I keep coming back to on this blog. I cannot seem to escape the grasps of the inevitable. I am regretfully bound to the rules of physics and that is the final say. Somehow, somewhere down the line, I can’t help but feel I am getting the short end of the stick however. I have studied consistently non-stop since September of 2013 and alas, I am on the doorstep of yet another credit and exam period battering. Surely I am entitled to a little rest bite?

Yes, battering. Arguably a strong use of the word but having spent no more than 5 days in the UK since mid September 2013 and the possibility of adding to that figure being almost zero by July, I feel or think i feel justifiably aggrieved by my current predicament.

This predicament belongs to the well known realms of veterinarian student folklore. An exam period… with ‘too many’ exams. Microbiology ini particular has been looming menacingly since February. The extent of this psychological warfare even transcended into my dreams. I even managed to dream most recently that I was in the Battle of Hastings. I, was the invading French army from Normandy, my enemy, Bacteria the II of England (bear with me, there is a point to this story). As the story goes, the French came out victors, as did I.

It seems that my mind has been pumping me full of positivity and optimism amid the gloom of exams, a way of topping up my morale before my own “assault”.

This type of mentality has kept me in good spirits. Making these real challenges not become to overwhelming but instead present a challenge. Realistically, 5 finals from this semester don’t leave me with great odds when it comes to revising and passing all of them by the end of the upcoming exam period. An eventuality I am at relative ease with. A list sits on my fridge, to help plan this possibility. An exam or test in chronological order based on date I am due to take each credit test and exam. To begin with, it felt positive to see what hoops I would need to not so gracefully jump. I have caught myself on the other hand, glancing over in its direction with some sense of apathy, a little bit disheartened by building myself up for more subjects.

I have needed a significant boost over last few days, I am not ashamed to admit it. Just a reminder of the lessons of life. A philosophical adventure to recharge my mental determination and refine that cutting edge I have acquired in past exam periods.

Thankfully, it came today. Yes, today, the third of May, 2014.

After a slow morning, a restless sleep (see dream above) and my first draft of this particular post deciding to disappear into the thinnest of air, I wasn’t in my most receptive of moods. My football team, Birmingham City, were on the verge of relegation on the last day of the season and I sat at home watching the match under a cloud of disillusionment.

And then it happened.

Disclaimer: The next few sentences will connect to football. Apologies for all eyes that are rolled as a result.

An equalising injury time goal to Birmingham which resulted in my team maintaining its current league status. (Please avoid the sniggers please Premier League fans).

That was it. It was that simple. My boost of energy galvanised by a never say no attitude, the belief that you are an unstoppable object and that even if you are fatiguedd, facing what can only seem impossible odds, 3 minutes deep into 6 minutes injury time, there is always a chance that you can achieve what seemed impossible.

Yes, that all came from my mind as a result of an inflatable ball being knocked into a net but at the time it felt so much more than that.

For the record,  I have never felt any point that I was deep in crisis with regards to the upcoming exams. Not yet anyway. With that rush of adrenalin as a result of that moment however an impetus to dig deep into the challenge ahead has risen within me. That is what the course is resonating to me. Every challenge is just a nuisance if it isn’t converted my someone into a positive experience. Even when I felt I knew all of this sometimes it takes an emotional response to solidify your logical resolve.

So on a final note, I am in a now determined as ever to face Microbiology, Parasitology, Animal Nutrition, Animal Protection and Ethology and Basics Of Vet Care. I am ready, well-armed, determined and committed.

Bring it on!