Starting Again?

So, I started this blog a little less than one year ago. Since then I've almost completely neglected it, letting day-to-day concerns take priority over my reflections on higher education and my role in it.

Now I'm hoping to re-start the blog, but with a radically new focus. I took down the few blogs I've done in the past year, and will start a new series with a new focus (although I'm leaving up my inaugural post as a historical piece).

This re-start has been triggered by a few factors. In August I lost my job, and I've been unemployed since. One of my goals for the last ten years has been to pursue a graduate degree, and I decided take this sudden (and painful) loss as an opportunity to further my education.

I applied to graduate school this December, and I'm waiting to hear if I've been accepted. If I am accepted, I hope to start taking classes full time in the upcoming spring semester.

The graduate program I applied to emphasizes personal growth and development, encouraging students to reflect on their lives and their values. This introspective approach is one of the qualities that drew me to the program, and I want to make this an opportunity to delve into my values, goals and life-vision.

With that in mind I'm re-booting this blog to document my reflections and insights as I go through the program.

Of course, I might not get accepted, which would short circuit the idea somewhat, but consider this post a beacon of positive energy, a placeholder for all the new ideas that I'm hoping to explore if I'm accepted....and wish me luck!