Yep, another 4am post...The great thing about these posts at this time in the morning is that they are becoming more natural. I just spent the last hour setting up my Diigo account and adding some feeds I found by following different twitter feeds. Who would have thought that sentence would have come from me 2 months ago?
Yesterday was a different day in my educational journey. I defended my dissertation proposal and advanced to candidacy. (I should be working on my IRB right now!) Today I am feeling better about my place in this journey, but different than what I thought I would feel. It is not an end by any stretch, and I don't even feel like it is significant in itself. The significant part was the feedback I received from my committee. And boy was there feedback. Looking back now, I wish we could have one of these brainstorming sessions about once every 6 months as our studies progress, but I know that is unrealistic. While it changes some of the 'bones' of my reseearch methodology, it was definately worth the 2 hours.
So, my journey has been re-defined in the short term due to the changes. It has also been changed for the long-term. I realize the completion of this doctorate won't even be the end. While it may not ahppen every day, I really think a change in me has occurred, and I will be up at 4 am after this is done. Too much to learn from others, and too much to do in education these days to sleep the day away. And the great part is that it won't be difficult to get up early when I know that I will find enriching things to read, tweet, diigo, and blog about.
Cool....
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