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I have a big one that I'm letting go of: college.

I went to a diploma course to train for my career (although the same amount of schooling gets a degree now) and it served me well. But no degree.

I had many barriers to getting a degree in that long ago time. It's loaded with some really difficult stuff. Very, very difficult stuff.

Everyone else (literally everyone) in my family has a degree. Some of them have them from Cornell and Harvard and Northwestern and Yale. Etc.

I keep trying and not being able to do it.

And I can't time-travel and make that different. And it wasn't in my control at all at the time. And probably wouldn't be even if I time-traveled back. (And seriously. Is that how I would want to spend my time if I figured out how to time travel? No.)

I finally sat down and realized: I don't want the paper, I want the knowledge and the skills. In 2024 there are a million ways to get those.

I'm an autodidact and have been forever.

And now in my 60s, I get to disappoint (!) my family. In fact, it's almost my job! ;)

So thank you for this. It creates room for the art dreams I have. The piece of paper dream can be let go of.

Your encouragement matters!

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Angelique Wheelock's avatar

I can't tell you how timely, relevant, and helpful this article is for me. I truly appreciate your sharing this with the universe :)

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