One wish come true

Yesterday I presented my capstone portfolio to the committee at my grad school. I'll get their feedback this week and then get the thing bound for the library. It is the end ofa long journey, much of it through dark places of the soul.

 I won't actually graduate until May, when the second cohort is finished, but my five sisters in school are all done, ready for the next step, whatever that is, and anticipating the changes our lives will bring. We are meeting on the beach at Carpenteria, CA for a closing ritual this morning, wearing our Jaguar tshirts and generally acting like a sorority, which in some ways, we are.

Two years ago, i cou ld not imagine that I could fly to California from South Carolina every six months, or that I could manage the online work with my various part-time jobs. Now the challenge will be student loans, but that is just one more thing--house payment, car payment, student loans, electic bill, etc. 

Whether I learned much from the coursework, I now see myself in a dfffernt light, reflected in the eyes of my classmates.  They see a strong, talented, creative woman, the one that I hope I can grow to be. It is up to me to keep on making it happen--if they can see that woman, she must be there.