tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post8012127045210559982..comments2023-09-30T06:10:34.381-07:00Comments on Shadow Knows: Screwing UpRobbi N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post-3594354622836005002009-05-22T15:28:38.207-07:002009-05-22T15:28:38.207-07:00That's all true Robin, but I'd like to have that j...That's all true Robin, but I'd like to have that job at Hollins about now. When else will I ever get offered a full time creative writing position? It is true I know much more about teaching now than I did then; I had never taught before. I was terrified! My mentor was offering to guide me, but I am way too anxious to allow that. I needed to learn to teach, and I have. And I learned plenty more about writing of all kinds than I knew at that time. I'm writing better too. So I guess it wasn't a waste. UCI's PhD program was no fun, but I learned everything I know, nearly, when I was there.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post-10408271889801633292009-05-22T08:26:00.238-07:002009-05-22T08:26:00.238-07:00We all make decisions we regret later, but at the ...We all make decisions we regret later, but at the time they seem right, and the best we can do given the circumstances. I wouldn't be so hard on yourself. There really is no way of knowing how your life would have turned out, if you would have been better off, or if you would have met some of the same people you care about if you HAD taken these long-ago jobs. That's one of the things that make life so interesting. We CAN'T go back, and we shouldn't! We can only move forwardRobinnoreply@blogger.com