P.10

I will begin again as someone who persevered, 18 years of perseverance despite beginning so many times that each beginning began to feel banal. When I graduate this December, the degree won't mean nearly as much to me as the fact that it's proof I finished something. Something really hard where I could never even imagine an end point, just continuous chipping away. I don't consider it proof of me being smart or accomplished, it's just proof to myself that I can pursue a goal, take longer than the majority of the population to achieve it, stop and begin, stop and begin, stop and begin, and then actually say "I'm finished". I have so many unfinished projects, dreams, goals, etc. This will be the first I can point to as proof that it's possible.