From Overwhelmed to Whelmed, In a Good Way
I often think back fondly on the chapter of my life now known affectionately as “The Computer Science Debacle” (TCSD). It consumed many nights of sleep, was the cause of many tears, fills up the majority of the section of my brain reserved for repressed memories. And somewhere along the way, I stopped being able to deal with stress. Not that I’ve ever been good at it. Just that after TCSD, my stress threshold was considerably lower than it had been prior to those formidable years.
Maybe if I had a view like this from my dorm room, things would have been better.
In the span of 15 minutes, as the sun set, the sky had gone from dark blue to a deep purple (there I go with the purple again) and I was smitten.
Maybe if I’d had this view during TCSD, I would be a calmer person today. Maybe the stress wouldn’t seem so overbearing. Maybe TSCD would never have happened. It sure worked on me tonight. I’m still feeling a little overwhelmed over all the things that are impatiently waiting to be done, but I feel I can breathe a little easier now.
I’m really going to miss this view.
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