Destination Peach

Where Reality and Inspiration Meet

Half Way Up

It has been a long time since I posted. My absence has been for a great reason. I am nearing the final phases of my dissertation, which means I can finally see the lights at the end of the tunnel…and by lights, I mean the graduation lights in the stadium in which I will be wearing my expensive cap and gown.

The doctoral journey has been long…and now that I am nearing the end of my journey it has been a surreal experience. I’ve been in school since Pre-K…and I’m tired. Yet, I feel encouraged knowing by December my journey will be completed. Needless to say, I am half way up the mountain in my journey to the top!

In my writing hiatus, there has been so much content I’ve been wanting to write…but in between helping people heal, going hard on my dissertation, and maintaining my self-care…I haven’t had time. What I have learned in my hiatus is that greatness requires dedication.

I choose to be great! In my dedication to personal greatness, I can only commit to so many things before I feel overwhelmed and start to operate from a space of mediocracy. All of my creative brilliance has been dedicated to my dissertation and writing in different compacities.

There will be future blog posts coming soon. Trust and believe.

Until next time…

-Peach

 

Library Chronicles: The Doctoral Journey

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Every Sunday morning like clockwork I am in the library. I’ve always loved the library as a child because I could read books, write in my journal, and let my imagination run wild in the stillness of a silent library. As an adult I still find myself in the library doing the exact same thing. The library has been my biggest liaison in helping me work through my doctoral classes and write my dissertation. Although I graduate in 2017, the end goal seems so far away.

The doctoral journey has been the most challenging and complex situation I have ever experienced in my life. Yesterday on the way home from the library, I had a mini-melt down. Wondering when will I ever have a normal life. A normal life where I can socialize more often. A normal life where I don’t study every day. A normal life where I am not held to a word count. As I wiped my tears and listened to some Kanye, I quickly gained my composure.

I’m not gonna lie…this shit is hard! But I’ll be damned if I go ABD (All but Dissertation). The doctoral journey calls for a high level of discipline.  A level of discipline that I have been able to maintain and at times exceed. The doctoral process is a lonely. Every time I feel like giving up, I know that I have come too far and spent too much money. I suppose everything I feel is all a part of the doctoral process. Even though I feel indifferent at the moment, I will be in the library this week. The dissertation I am crafting is influential. In fact…the dissertation is bigger than me! I am just the messenger that is called to bring light to the explored narrative.

I will continue to post more doctoral updates, with the assumption that it can help someone in their academic journey. But as of right now…I am literally writing for my life.

Until next time…

-Peach

The Struggle Is Real

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As of lately I have been in hiding but for all good reasons. My dissertation process has started and the struggle has been real.  For the last three years I have been waiting for this moment, and now that the moment has arrived I’m in complete shock. Which is weird considering that I wrote and completed a dissertation for my Master’s program. With being mid-way in the dissertation process I figured I share the top 20 reoccurring thoughts I have while writing my dissertation…

Hopefully some of you out there can relate!

  1. What did I get myself into?
  2. Is this really happening?
  3. I don’t even know how to get started.
  4. Shit, I have writers block.
  5. I can’t find the motivation to even think.
  6. FML!
  7. I don’t feel smart.
  8. Why did I choose this topic?
  9. Why am I second guessing myself.
  10. I’m the Kanye of writing dissertations.
  11. I’m a beast when it comes to finding scholarly sources.
  12. Damn…I’m falling behind the deadline date.
  13. I’ll just pull an all-nighter and get things done.
  14. Who am I kidding…I’m too old to be pulling all-nighters.
  15. I need more computer storage space.
  16. I should buy a backup hard drive for my backup hard drive.
  17. I feel like crying!
  18. Who’s idea was it for me to pursue a doctorate degree? Oh it was mine’s!
  19. Where’s my cohort when I need them?
  20. I got this!!!

For any one that maybe working on their dissertation…remember we got this!

Until next time…

-Peach