Jane Doe; Gold Star

I'm not sure if you journal at all. If you do - have you ever gone back to take a look at old entries? Or as a student - ever taken a look at old papers?

There was this brilliant professor in the Women's Studies department at Chico State in the early 2000's. This professor intimidated the shit out of me. I admired the hell out of her. I wrote excellent papers and got grades that refelected as much. But I remember her reminding us to take a look at our work as we grew as students, and as professionals. She said that we'll look back and say "Okay, that wasn't deep" when we thought we submitted a paper that was just that...or a proposal that we thought was spot on. And it might have been...for the time.

What I'm saying here isn't don't try. Write that paper, submit that proposal...or strive for whatever goal it is you set for yourself.

What I am saying is this: what we do is always subject to revision and improvement.

And thank Goddess for that.

Keep plugging along.....

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