I consider this blogpost a bit of housekeeping. In fact, I’m posting it now as to be pushed away quickly by the inevitable tide of blogposts on the SLC conference.
A few months ago, I wrote a blogpost on the “ups and downs” of life experiences like university. Well, it turns out I’ve been in a down for a while. This explains why I blogged only twice in the last two months. I’ve felt self-doubting and insecure, anxious, and lacking in motivation. I have faced many upsetting realizations about myself in this time that have forced me to rethink my very existence. (I mean this all in a rather reflective/existentialist sense and I am safe, so don’t worry.)
In this time, I’ve learned that I need to spend just as much time and effort as I do in pursuing intellectual activities, in dealing with my pyschological weaknesses and immaturities. Wisdom cannot be achieved with religion and philosophy alone, but a great deal of psychological work. I’m not looking forward to it (it’s like cleaning my roomates’ bathroom on the chore list…), but I believe in the adage, “know thyself.”
To self-discovery.
So, hopefully I can get back to regularly blogging.
Best,
Miriam
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