Soon after my last post in 2008 I left university. It has taken me this long to write about it for several reasons but I will not get into all of them now; perhaps some other time.
I could not go on. I had to leave to maintain my health. The stress of being at university after the events of 2007 was too much for me to take and remain healthy so I withdrew. I cried when I walked down the hall from the Student Services Office towards the bus stop and my last bus home. I felt like I was abandoning a dream, my dream of finishing my degree. I felt like a failure.
More than four years has gone by since that day and I no longer feel the same. I am not a failure. I made a decision to put my health first. That was the right decision then and it is the right one now. I doubt that I will ever return to university. The time has passed. Events have made my life different and changed who I am. I am content now with my decision to withdraw and I am satisfied with my life.
So, where do I go from here? My blog was to be my chronicle of my return to university. It is gratifying to see that people still read this blog and I would like to return to writing here but I would have to find something else to write about. I am open to suggestions.
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