Personal Advocacy Reflection
Time Well Spent
Time Well Spent Funny thing about time, it feels endless until one day, it’s suddenly gone. That was my experience two days ago when I pulled into the parking lot of my work and suddenly realized my direction, my purpose, my research, everything was being taken away from me. Who am I without my syllabus, assignments, professors, and colleagues? For a moment I began to weep out of fear and loneliness until I remembered the words of Julie Olsen Edwards who reminded me that fear of the unknown is scary but, “You can’t wait until you know enough, we never know enough” (Laureate, n.d.). She is correct, and one thing is for sure, I am relentless in my early childhood efforts. Further, still, I will not go quietly into the night, but instead, I will dive into next week with the knowledge: 1. I am not alone. I have the skills and relationships to build a community of practice that will become the springboard for tomorrow’s all-incl...
What a great story. I love hearing about others triumphs. It is amazing how one person can have a huge impact on someone else. Every person has potential to do something great. Clearly your professor saw that in you and stood by your side to "fight" for you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful story. I have learned this week that advocacy is truly important. I have learned that always highlighting the positive values of the issue you are advocating for is truly setting up for small wins. Everyone wants to experience positive values. Focusing on keeping the attention on those positive values makes it difficult for others to refute the values or issue being advocated for.
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