Hi Lynne: I don't know if you have given up taking this course, but if you have decided to continue, here are some thoughts: Why does this course have to be a test, with the only outcome being failure? Why focus on the "giants" - failure, homework, fear itself, etc? It's as easy to just simply enjoy writing - which you do, kind of like what you do on your blog. Why automatically equate a writing course with failure? You're not a failure (re: you're God's wonderful creation). If you continue with the course, you'll probably pick up a few pointers, make a few adjustments and most likely really enjoy yourself. Do you like writing? Maybe you can take this course just to have a different venue for writing and simply enjoy the experience(s)that go along with it. Remember, it's just a course, not a definition of your life or value. Love S
chris: it's a laptop, lol.... the beast is having a time out in the corner....still! :)
shirley: ...........aaaackkkkkkk. if only it was a writing course per se. per se. first month hard core grammer...then later, essays, thesis, arguments - all around a really depressing book on ecology and activism which i have no interest in.... basically, if i canno' write my independant and subordinate clauses and not have my dangling whatevers.... my head is spinning.
the whole idea was to enjoy it, to try something, to not have to ace it (ergo the its ok to fail), and for it to not be a heavy.
my assignment last week had as many ex's as checks, and i just cant get it into my brain, still. i think there's a comprehension thing going on. and the stress of trying to figure it out on top of it all.... bleh.
failure is simply lack of success. i tried, i failed, one day i will try again. that in itself is success.
withdrawing will be an exercise of stewardship over my health, not just 'quitting'.
THIS BLOG IS IN NEED OF AN OVERHAUL. there are posts from years back i would not be able to post in good conscience now. i plan to overhaul the blog, and either delete or add a disclaimer to those posts. but that is gonna take time....
The Radical Summons: "Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp and bear the reproach He endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come." Hebrews 13:13.
"The Spirit never loosens where the Word binds; the Spirit never justifies where the Word condemns; the Spirit never approves where the Word disapproves; the Spirit never blesses where the Word curses." —Thomas Brooks
"God receives none but those who are forsaken, restores health to none but those who are sick, gives sight to none but the blind, and life to none but the dead. He does not give saintliness to any but sinners, nor wisdom to any but fools. In short: He has mercy on none but the wretched and gives grace to none but those who are in disgrace. Therefore no arrogant saint, or just or wise man can be material for God, neither can he do the work of God, but he remains confined within his own work and makes of himself a fictitious, ostensible, false, and deceitful saint, that is, a hypocrite." --Martin Luther (W.A. 1.183ff)
i will not let You go: "Jacob's sense of his total debility and utter defeat is now the secret of his power with his friendly Vanquisher. God can overthrow all the prowess of the self-reliant, but He cannot resist the earnest entreaty of the helpless." --Albert Barnes
i will not let You go: "Jacob's determination did not flow from his strength, it flowed from his weakness." --Charles Leiter
Good to see your computer's working
ReplyDeleteHi Lynne: I don't know if you have given up taking this course, but if you have decided to continue, here are some thoughts: Why does this course have to be a test, with the only outcome being failure? Why focus on the "giants" - failure, homework, fear itself, etc?
ReplyDeleteIt's as easy to just simply enjoy writing - which you do, kind of like what you do on your blog. Why automatically equate a writing course with failure? You're not a failure (re: you're God's wonderful creation). If you continue with the course, you'll probably pick up a few pointers, make a few adjustments and most likely really enjoy yourself. Do you like writing? Maybe you can take this course just to have a different venue for writing and simply enjoy the experience(s)that go along with it. Remember, it's just a course, not a definition of your life or value. Love S
chris: it's a laptop, lol.... the beast is having a time out in the corner....still! :)
ReplyDeleteshirley: ...........aaaackkkkkkk. if only it was a writing course per se. per se. first month hard core grammer...then later, essays, thesis, arguments - all around a really depressing book on ecology and activism which i have no interest in.... basically, if i canno' write my independant and subordinate clauses and not have my dangling whatevers.... my head is spinning.
the whole idea was to enjoy it, to try something, to not have to ace it (ergo the its ok to fail), and for it to not be a heavy.
my assignment last week had as many ex's as checks, and i just cant get it into my brain, still. i think there's a comprehension thing going on. and the stress of trying to figure it out on top of it all.... bleh.
failure is simply lack of success. i tried, i failed, one day i will try again. that in itself is success.
withdrawing will be an exercise of stewardship over my health, not just 'quitting'.
:)