lessons learned from school

This week I have decided to implement two concepts into my life.

First of all, I have decided that I am going to school for personal enrichment. Not a degree. Not so I can get a job someday if for some reason I need to work. Those will be nice side bonuses if I graduate. But I am going to look at this as an opportunity to become a better person and to gain light and truth and knowledge. Which means that I am trying very hard to learn to measure success in my schoolwork based on if I am enjoying it rather than the grades. If at some point I feel like being a mom is just too busy and I don't have time to go to school any more, that's fine. If I don't manage to finish my degree here before we leave, that's fine. This is for personal enrichment.

Second, I learned this week that there are people who are just plain mean. There aren't a lot of them, but they do exist. And although I will inevitably come in contact with these people a few times in my life, I'm not going to let them get me down, and I'm not going to let them be a reason to quit.