First semester back in person, after 2 years of online teaching with quarantines , lockdowns , riots , protests , tragedies happening all around us. How was it? Did you achieve everything you set out to? Did you crush it this semester? Did the semester crush you? What ever it may be I want you to know that whatever outcome , whatever you faced , however you felt , the happiness , the sadness , the fear , the resentment , helplessness . You are alive , the most precious thing there is. Live in the present , accept the past , build the future.
If you did well this semester , congratulations I know it wasn’t easy. It must be acknowledged with no faults. I hope you enjoy and bask in the moment whilst preparing yourself for the next. Not becoming too comfortable where you become stagnant , I hope you are constantly trying to best yourself. I love that you did well this semester. But I pray you don’t become conceited , and you understand when to and when not to flaunt your success, and that you don’t put down others who didn’t do so well. However , I want you to feel that success and bask in the moment. Making it that high you always chase , constantly growing.
If you didn’t do well this semester , don’t beat yourself up. Trust me its understandable to lose sight of focus due to unforeseen circumstances and unnecessary scenarios in your everyday life that pile up and pile up until you shut down, mentally. Nobody knows the trials and tribulations you faced this semester some professors may know the tip of the iceberg , yet there’s more than meets the eye beneath the surface. I hope and pray any mental battles you faced this year , you’ve healed from or on track to a better place. I truly understand , most people don’t understand the importance of mental health and the changes in which it can cause to your body, I’ll confidently say I do. You showing out for yourself day in and day out whether its with a mask , façade is beautiful. Use this as a motivator , I’ve been always told you have to hit your lows to reach your highs. Lets reach our highs…. hehe… if you know what I mean…. I’m just kidding truthfully though, lets make a promise to each other that we will continue , that we will be better , and that whatever occurred this semester does not define me or my outcomes. Promise me , Promise yourself , Promise your future self. You got this! Don’t dwell on it!
I hope everyone has a lovely Holiday Season! May never get to read into your minds ever again however I wish success onto everyone and even future students in this class. I pray that you are always surrounded with abundance , love , prosperity , protection , and care. Truly. Bye! ❤
Unruly Bodies 
I’ve personally had a mix this semester. I’m happy that I’ve been doing the best I’ve can in class, especially after, what felt like, 3 lazy semesters. I got pretty okay with getting back into the swing of things. But unfortunately was failing a course and was my first class to drop with a W. I really didn’t want to do it, but I really didn’t want o fail another course. It taught me that sometimes I really just need to take the L and move one. So I proud for knowing when I’m in too deep and can admit it.
I’m proud of YOU too. Even if this semester was a breeze for you. Or simply hell on Earth. You have also made it, and I also wish you Happy Holidays and are surrounded by abundance, love, prosperity, protection, care, and happiness.
This is the first semester I actually completed most of my work for my classes. The first semester I actually completed 15 whole credits. I really appreciated this post, because even though the accomplishments I made this year seem normal compared to the typical student, It took alot of work from me. Proud of you too, ya probably killed it
This post was extremely empowering to me, I feel as if I am constantly doing wrong and not just within academia. Such a paranoia can distract anyone’s mind from focusing on getting a decent grade let alone doing other things that are more mainstream. I feel like I did well this semester, especially given the circumstances and tribulations you’ve mentioned yet still don’t feel like I did my best. But it’s great to think that there’s always another semester ahead, one to take on with ease and confidence, learning from past mistakes and learning routes around the bumps in the road. Thank you for this post, truly.