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Gratitude For A Second Chance At Higher Education

I am fortunate enough to have parents who will help pay for my tuition after years of struggle, personal growth and development. When I was at the age that most people are when they first start thinking about attending college, I was not interested in earning a degree, in fact I got kicked out of school for writing an angry poem that expressed some concerning feelings towards somebody whom I wrongfully resented at the time. Fortunately, thirteen years later after becoming an addict and alcoholic and then entering into Recovery, I am blessed with the chance to start again. It’s a wonderful feeling to realize that it’s never too late to get an education, earn a degree and start making your dreams come true.

I know it’s a long road ahead but I am happy to take on the work and the training that will be necessary for me to move forward into a career in Counseling. Hours spent at coffee shops, editing, researching, completing assignments and essays. It’s weirdly nostalgic for me, knowing that’s in my future. I might even be able to repurpose some of my assignments as blogs after they’re graded! With access to tools like Grammarly for editing and the ability to use dictation tools and working internet to allow me to conduct research, I am well equipped for success before I begin in school this semester. I am grateful that I saved my Amazon stock until now so that I could sell it and afford to support myself temporarily, allowing me to focus exclusively on school for a short time so that I don’t have to do Uber, Lyft and Gigsmart shifts right away. I was wise to save my resources to prepare for such a time as this, though it probably won’t last long when I factor in bills and basic necessities, even on a tight and carefully followed budget.

My Sociology 101 course should be very interesting. I’m sure I’ll be introduced to some new ideas and facts which I can then use to sharpen the appeal of my writing here. Not just the assignments themselves which I can repurpose. Will I be writing long formed, well researched opinion pieces? That remains to be seen but whatever I gain, I want to share it here with my readers as I go through my learning process. Because I have decided to take on more schooling, I am that much closer to doing something I actually want to be doing as opposed to being stuck as a manual laborer for a large coorperation that doesn’t give a fuck about me or anyone else. Some might say staying as an Amazon fulfillment warehouse worker would’ve been easier but I disagree wholeheartedly. Cheers to anyone who has already found a way out of that trap and never has to go back again, may all your endeavors be fulfilling without the soul sucking monotony that comes with moving packages for ten hours a day!

College offers me structure and discipline, keeping me accountable to deadlines and responsible time management. This will be essential considering I’ll be a full time student for several months. I’m typically not the greatest fan of structures and schedules but even I recognize their necessity and see the good that can come out of implementing them. Going back to school means I get to exercise my critical thinking skills, after many long months of absorbing useless social media propaganda, doom scrolling the internet and feeling like the world is falling apart each day. If I have other things I am forced to think about, I can put my mind to better use and not get so worked up about internet politics and debate bros baiting me into wasting my time on their nonesense.

***Special Thanks To My Readers***

I genuinely appreciate every one of you who takes the time to read what I write. You give my voice purpose, and I’m deeply grateful to have an audience to write for. I love doing this, and that’s why I’ll keep showing up-regardless of whether it ever pays monetarily.

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