I am believing for my own storybook ending..., uh, the good kind, not the Grimm's Brothers kind of ending which usually involves gouging out of eyes or some brutality. Ha ha ha! I hope you find happy endings for each day.
The Happy Snowflake Dance blog; a daily exercise in openness meditations. The 21-day Happiness Experiment has morphed into a 21-day Openness Experiment. My Mission: a daily journey into openness through meditations, words, actions and being.
Showing posts with label dreams do come true. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dreams do come true. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Yay! Hanging on to the Dream!
Woo hoo! After 2 years of researching graduate degree programs and 6 months of the application process, I just found out that I've been officially accepted to the Masters (and hopefully, Doctorate- eventually) degree program at Portland State University! The Educational Leadership & Policy program is really one of a kind with its emphasis on Leadership in Ecology, Culture and Learning. Only one other school has anything remotely comparable...and that's at Oregon State.
After months of being in limbo, I finally am headed in the direction of my dream (one of them anyway). I'll admit, I've had my doubts along the way... Why do I feel called to Oregon? Why now? Did I really feel a tug toward Oregon before Hurricane Ike hit? How can I get there? Still so many questions...how do I pay for a move across the country when I've had no job for almost 2 years? How do I get a place to live with no recent work history? How do I get the money to pay for deposits? how can I afford to fly out for an interview? How can I afford to pack up and drive out by the end of the month?
I even have a 2nd interview for a job in Portland next Friday, June 26th...how to get there? But it seems like something is opening up and I'm willing to take a few more risks to make this happen. I guess that's the thing about faith. Faith isn't faith if everything is easy and obstacle-free.
I know it will be a new world and culture...and a lot of research before I can obtain my Master's degree, but I'm excited about the possibilities. I'm really looking forward to learning everything I can from the best in the industry. Yay!
After months of being in limbo, I finally am headed in the direction of my dream (one of them anyway). I'll admit, I've had my doubts along the way... Why do I feel called to Oregon? Why now? Did I really feel a tug toward Oregon before Hurricane Ike hit? How can I get there? Still so many questions...how do I pay for a move across the country when I've had no job for almost 2 years? How do I get a place to live with no recent work history? How do I get the money to pay for deposits? how can I afford to fly out for an interview? How can I afford to pack up and drive out by the end of the month?
I even have a 2nd interview for a job in Portland next Friday, June 26th...how to get there? But it seems like something is opening up and I'm willing to take a few more risks to make this happen. I guess that's the thing about faith. Faith isn't faith if everything is easy and obstacle-free.
I know it will be a new world and culture...and a lot of research before I can obtain my Master's degree, but I'm excited about the possibilities. I'm really looking forward to learning everything I can from the best in the industry. Yay!
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