“Give the gift of your absence to those who do not appreciate your presence.”
Unknown
“All of us have within us the means to join the dots”
Amina Mama
“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.”
John Maynard Keynes
sometimes I regret choosing to come to Bryn Mawr.
then I quickly retract the thought when I think of all the amazing women I’ve met and encountered, especially my best friends. Bryn Mawr is truly a unique atmosphere, fulled with dedicated, passionate and smart women. and that’s the environment that I saw myself flourishing in 4years ago.
but sometimes, just sometimes, I wonder why I didn’t go somewhere else? I understand I love to be challenged, but I have truly screwed myself over this time. see I was never good at doing things that were easy. however, now as I’m approaching the end - I’ve realized that I have, figuratively speaking, ran too far in the opposite direction. I’m not failing or anything - but I’m not excelling either. in the 4yrs in college I’ve never had a dull moment, I was constantly on “high stress” mode and I don’t know if it was worth it. I’m mentally drained and I don’t think I have the mental energy to accomplish a single dream or aspiration I had talked about for decades.
How did I allow four years of my life to completely change me? and am I ok with it, or am I still shocked, just too confused and too stubborn to admit it …
