My Vocation Reflection

I cannot think of a better way, of concluding this class, other than with a reflection, on our vocation of choice. Thankyou Professor. What is funny, my vocation was never on my radar, but life has way of walking you through doors you never thought you would enter. Law enforcement is my vocation. A friend of the family suggested this vocation, to me. He was a regular at an exercise franchise I owned and taught for years, adults and children. He told me, he recognized my passion for helping this millennial generation fight obesity, but my passion will be better served in the law enforcement field. The next day I applied for a Juvenile Correction Officer position, and the following week I was hired. The years spent there were amazing. I knew immediately this was what I was born to do. I became a sponge around my supervisors in how to deal with juveniles that are locked up. I have to say females

I am not pushy with it; it all seems natural for me, not pretense. It is gratifying, when I walk down the halls of the jail, and an inmate on their way to court shackled sees me, and yells to the guard, “Please tell Deputy Rollins to pray for me.” That meant a lot to me, because not only was it unexpected, but I do not pray for recognition. Spirituality is my life, from the time I wake up until I go to bed. It gives me comfort and it does not cost a thing. Therefore, I tell the inmates I can give you comfort, joy, and hope, at no cost to either one of us, but the payoff is glorious. So, I pray for them, and all of humanity. I think a lot about what type of legacy I will leave, when my time comes. My legacy as a person I am still writing that, as far as my vocation, my hope is that it will be one of faithful