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The following was originally published August 2, 2010 at http://ariana-thoughtsoutloud.blogspot.com/2010/08/recount-special-time-in-your-life.html //**The moment that changed my life**//

A special time in my life...How do you choose something that is the most special? Perhaps something that is special to me but appropriate to share... When I was 17 and finished school I was looking for a little direction in life, and was not finding it where I was! Working in a pharmacy by day and living like an owl during the nights. One night, while floating in existence, I was struck down by a car as a pedestrian and shipped off to hospital for surgery. What a life changing moment! It was over the next week when I spent time in hospital with people much worse off than me that I realised life is only what you make it and there is always someone worse off then you. These people were never going to get opportunities like I still had available to me. So basically, pick it up and do something good! After 3 months of being out of action, losing my grandfather who I was very close to, losing my job through not being able to work for such an extended period, and ridding myself from the evil I called friends at the time, I decided to go to Tafe. That was some direction for me. I enrolled in Certificate IV in Hospitality and off I went. I then got a job at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle and pushed myself to a combined effort of 70 hours a week. What a trooper. It gave me the opportunity to everything the job had to offer throughout the whole hotel and gain some amazing experience. I was doing things people who had been there for years were not offered, I just had to do it all! I then continued on to my Diploma of Hospitality Management where I extended my knowledge and come out on top as Outstanding Student of the Year. Finally I felt my parents could have something to be proud of again. After I graduated I got a job hostessing at a top restaurant and moved to supervisor then manager within 6 months. My career had begun all from the moment I was hit by the car. It was a blessing in disguise and there is always a way to get something good from something bad so you just have to go for it! The world is your oyster, so put whatever dressing you like on it, but eat it while it's fresh, it always tastes better!

The following was originally published August 2, 2010 at http://ariana-thoughtsoutloud.blogspot.com/2010/08/recount-special-time-in-your-life.html //**The moment that changed my life**//

A special time in my life...How do you choose something that is the most special? Perhaps something that is special to me but appropriate to share... When I was 17 and finished school I was looking for a little direction in life, and was not finding it where I was! Working in a pharmacy by day and living like an owl during the nights. One night, while floating in existence, I was struck down by a car as a pedestrian and shipped off to hospital for surgery. What a life changing moment! It was over the next week when I spent time in hospital with people much worse off than me that I realised life is only what you make it and there is always someone worse off then you. These people were never going to get opportunities like I still had available to me. So basically, pick it up and do something good! After 3 months of being out of action, losing my grandfather who I was very close to, losing my job through not being able to work for such an extended period, and ridding myself from the evil I called friends at the time, I decided to go to Tafe. That was some direction for me. I enrolled in Certificate IV in Hospitality and off I went. I then got a job at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle and pushed myself to a combined effort of 70 hours a week. What a trooper. It gave me the opportunity to everything the job had to offer throughout the whole hotel and gain some amazing experience. I was doing things people who had been there for years were not offered, I just had to do it all! I then continued on to my Diploma of Hospitality Management where I extended my knowledge and come out on top as Outstanding Student of the Year. Finally I felt my parents could have something to be proud of again. After I graduated I got a job hostessing at a top restaurant and moved to supervisor then manager within 6 months. My career had begun all from the moment I was hit by the car. It was a blessing in disguise and there is always a way to get something good from something bad so you just have to go for it! The world is your oyster, so put whatever dressing you like on it, but eat it while it's fresh, it always tastes better!