It's my tenth post, and I'm trying something new (again): a series of stories and essays on how my experience dropping out and back in to college has informed my outlook on life and teaching.
I admire the courage it took to allow yourself to drop out of school and free yourself from the expectations you and others held for you. I also love the fact that we can allow ourselves to drop in when the time and situation is right. Finding one's unique way is our journey.
Thank you, Jill! I agree--the thing about dropping out, in my experience, is that it's often the first step to dropping in to the moments when it counts most.
Thank you, Alice! I couldn't agree more. I have tried to make that scene work in fiction before (including in a deleted scene of my thesis) and always struggle with it. I suppose that's because I have more seeking to do. I am glad to have found writing and teaching as yet another means of seeking.
I love this, Noah! I think that the most intensely creative people often need to follow a twisty path, but your core sense of yourself has never wavered and maybe this is a secret to your success as a dropout. As someone who dropped out of two different graduate schools before finding my way forward in my late forties, I can also attest that these decisions sometimes end up taking us where we needed to go all along. Looking forward to reading more.
Thank you, Rachel! I also appreciate you sharing your dropout experience as well. It is great to hear from a fellow dropout who found what they needed through the more twisty path.
I admire the courage it took to allow yourself to drop out of school and free yourself from the expectations you and others held for you. I also love the fact that we can allow ourselves to drop in when the time and situation is right. Finding one's unique way is our journey.
Thank you, Jill! I agree--the thing about dropping out, in my experience, is that it's often the first step to dropping in to the moments when it counts most.
Amazing story about blurting out your sudden revelation about leaving school. You are a seeker. It had to happen.
Thank you, Alice! I couldn't agree more. I have tried to make that scene work in fiction before (including in a deleted scene of my thesis) and always struggle with it. I suppose that's because I have more seeking to do. I am glad to have found writing and teaching as yet another means of seeking.
I love this, Noah! I think that the most intensely creative people often need to follow a twisty path, but your core sense of yourself has never wavered and maybe this is a secret to your success as a dropout. As someone who dropped out of two different graduate schools before finding my way forward in my late forties, I can also attest that these decisions sometimes end up taking us where we needed to go all along. Looking forward to reading more.
Thank you, Rachel! I also appreciate you sharing your dropout experience as well. It is great to hear from a fellow dropout who found what they needed through the more twisty path.