I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I’ve posted to my blog. So much has happened in the past year, and I am still in a transition phase. I am pleased to report that after 2.5 long years I have finally completed my master’s degree in counseling (Praise-a-lleujah!). Now that this chapter of my life is finally complete, I am free to do more of the things I love. The prospect of a life filled with a meaningful career, my love, being an auntie, and evenings of yoga/bellydance/volunteering greatly excites me.
I went to my fave poetry spot last week, and one of the poets spit a line in a poem asking, “Who are you?” While sitting in a small, hot room surrounded by positive energy and packed with numerous talented people, I started to think about the person I am and the person I wish to become. For a long time, my life has been defined by the fact that I was a student. A pretty good student (not to brag or anything). I have just completed my masters degree, which is the highest degree I wanted to complete. Maybe a PhD in a few years, maybe. Now that this journey is complete, who am I? What is my identity outside of me being a student? I recently realized that I was identifying the whole of me as a part. Yes, I was a student, but that was not entirely who I was. Now that I no longer have that identity, the question remains: Who am I?
No one should be defined by just one aspect of their life. I mean, I don’t want to just be defined as someone’s wife (when that day does come!), so why should I limit myself to being defined by my educational status? IN the next few weeks and months I hope to gain a better understanding of my identity outside of my educational goals. This is a difficult question to answer, and I’m sure it won’t be answered in a night or a week’s time. Like my quote says, it’s all about the journey.
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