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Michelle Rogers-Wright's avatar

So well written. I share this same plight and I'm currently facing this cross-road (once again). I can either take the path that is shiny, respectful and comes with bragging rights, or I can tread the path that was paved for me, yet nothing about it is appealing when mentioned at dinner parties "So what do you do for a living?" That question haunts me, the answer haunts me even more.

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Michelle Qiou's avatar

"But I see it as merely choosing one flavor of pain over another. I can bear the uncertainty of chasing a gut feeling without knowing where it will lead, even if it seems futile and illogical to everyone, even myself. I can endure the pain of instability, of ridicule, of illegibility, of scorn, of isolation, of ostracism, of self-doubt, of countless I-told-you-so’s."

I absolutely love this part of your piece. You so beautifully describe that feeling of like, relentless-heartdrivien-goingforth. Your thoughts make me consider how learning things the hard way is often actually less "hard" (on the emotions, the spirit) than whatever other way there is.

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