~:[CH9 - Day 347]:~ Desert-ED

 
~:[CH9 - Day 347]:~ Desert-ED

You learn a lot more when your off where nobody else is. You sit in the middle of a desert and look at an awe-inspiring sunset and your mind can wander. You can think clearly and the thoughts of this or that come to mind. As while I know that students need to find themselves in a place where they can learn all the academia they need, they also need to learn from elsewhere - the real world and in the deserted places within themselves. Often times, many of us leave what is within us untapped. We put out there what we think what people wanted to see, rather than who we are. In a meeting last week, I heard a story that has been told to me too often, showing  themselves with a mask of what they thought others wanted to see. As I thought more about it while driving through the desert, I thought about it knowing that we all do it. We all try to mask who we are instead of showing off the natural beauty we possess inside. Isolation has its way of educating ourselves. You don't need to do what I did and drive aimlessly to find your way, rather you simple need to look within yourself and find those areas that you've left untended that hold who you truly are. The places where your true voice has been hidden. The many places that you've desert. We all are struggle with these tough times, but there's no reason we can't use this opportunity to figure out more and more about ourselves and work on showing off our beautiful selves that the world is waiting to see. Instead of going into isolation to hide, let's learn from it so we can use this time to find our true selves and prepare to display its beauty for the world to see.