Hello fellow travelers, I’ve been forced against my will to write you this blog post. So, bear with me as I share my darkest desires while simultaneously enjoying the somewhat anonymity that comes with writing under an online alias. I suppose now is a good time to introduce myself as that online alias. Hey, I’m Quercus2000. I’ll attempt to make this as bearable as possible for you as the reader, but no promises. Okay enough chit chat to make it to the end of this first paragraph. Time to really hit the question you’ve all been dying to know the answer to: What were the biggest hurdles I faced last semester, and how did I overcome them?
I could list off a few mediocre tasks completed, and challenges that I consider as a burden i.e., moving across the state, looking for and changing occupations, and of course the extremely taxing schedule of 3 classes (sarcasm). But instead, I think most of the challenges I’ve overcome have been internal. I’ve been trying to teach myself (as well as accept teaching from others) that a challenge is only as difficult as I make it for myself. We as humans are very capable and unique in our own skillsets if we can learn how to recognize our own ability as well as the ability of others. So, all that to say, most of the time my largest challenge is getting over the fact that I make 95% of the challenge up in my head. I’m chipping away at it 1% at a time, so maybe one day if I’m lucky ill make it down to 0% and actually be prepared for the challenges of life as they crash against my shores.
Stay Frisky Travelers,
Quercus2000