ONLINE DEGREES

As newspaper headlines grab our attention with stories about shoes being thrown at President Bush and unusual Las Vegas snow, we eat it up.

We are also transfixed upon celebrity naughtiness, the war in Iraq, shutdowns at the Spokane airport, the economy, holiday sales, world events, Christmas shopping, and even reports of free shipping for our online purchases.

It is so easy for us to become nearsighted and lose our focus on long-lost goals that appear fuzzy in the distant future. So we sit on the seashore, watch the world go by and wish we could be like the ones who seem to have it all.

But now is the perfect time to consider our life goals, especially for the coming year. This is the right time to scratch what didn’t work in the past and create a new plan for the future.

We happily take a break from asking ourselves, “Where do I want to be in my life a year from now?” But as we do, time is passing — valuable time that cannot be replaced or recovered.

Millions of people have turned to online school as a vehicle for change in their lives. Some have jumped right into an online degree program without the initial toe-dipping to test the waters; while others have eased into e-learning’s flexible scheduling and high-tech software support.

From high school graduates to career-oriented adult learners, distance learning students have discovered ways to reinvent themselves while studying in comfortable environments of their own choosing, and often while continuing to work full and part-time jobs.

Students are studying for new careers or upgrading old ones. They are earning online associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees along with professional certificates and vocational certification.

Like rivers feeding into the ocean, education comes in a variety of forms that lift up those who are bold enough or wise enough to seek a proven path of opportunity.

Of course, working toward a college degree involves diligence and sacrifice; but the duration of a course of study is relatively short compared to a lifetime of benefits.

And after completion, graduates are prepared and qualified to dive into life’s opportunities. Then they will be the ones who are living life, rather than those who have chosen to watch from the shoreline.

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