The difficulties with “schooling” being and investment in your self, by yourself and not by the people for the people.
I’m a lucky guy. I have a supportive spouse, I have a nice home, two beautiful dogs, a reasonable amount of savings and only about 5 months left before the end of my teaching program. I can’t wait for a real paycheck.
I remember at the start of my university trek back in 2012 I was working 20-30 hours a week and seriously struggling with my classes. Fortunately I had savings enough to quit my job and focus in on school to transition from academic probation to an A- average.
At the end of undergrad, transitioning into a masters degree, there was funding available for me to do the research and teaching work that mattered to me. The pay was much less, and unfortunately needed to stretch over the two additional years of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Now, I work weekends at Golds Gym. Between 5 days of “Class work” and working through the weekends, the hardest thing is self regulation. I’m not sure how to rest in an efficient way that brings me back to normal. I think it has less to do with a “physical rest” and more to do with a “mental reset”. I think I should seek out grounding activities that help me shift focus from negative experiences, and workloads to fun things and gratitude. I will try this moving forward.
