I arrived in Provo this summer and immediately got some questions from friends and family. "How is your business doing?" "How do you say it again? Humanis? Hamaaan - us? Humane-is?" It seemed like people were curious about my new business, and I was too. Things didn't work out the way I thought they would, and I shelved the idea of a full-fledged enterprise and decided to dedicate all my time to school and freelance projects as they came. I got other questions like how was your teaching experience? Are you still interested in teaching? And the truth is, yes I care very much about education. But no, I will never be teaching kids under the age of 10 again. I learned a ton, but what I learned most was that it was not the right place for me to be. "How is your project going, the one with all the movie clips and teaching?" This question I've only heard maybe once or twice since I've come back to Utah. Some of my older projects had lots of potential (and still do) but for one reason or another I didn't push through with them.
So, as I think through past passion-flares of mine ranging from G Williams Photo to Humanus to The Relevant Classroom it can be easy to see them as a line of failures or road blocks. But a different perspective is seeing them as stepping stones to new opportunities and life experiences. As this busy semester continues to demand more out of me, I feel more grateful for my past experiences that have each prepared me in a unique way to handle what lies on the horizon.
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10/18/2014 11:16:54 am
You are driven by your intellectual curiosity to where it leads you. Thanks for honoring the real integrity of that process without guilt or shame, trusting in the process and using powerful transparency here. Wow!
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Greg
10/18/2014 12:24:00 pm
Thanks for taking time to read Renee! I am learning and growing, and my interest in media literacy has not faded :)
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AuthorI am a graduate student in Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. I enjoy writing, hiking, and spending time with my family. Archives
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