Thursday, February 2, 2012

Damn the torpedoes!

Well, I'm doing it. I've officially applied for admission to Cohort 12 in the Alternative Certification program at Benedictine University. This is the short, 8-week summer course I mentioned before.

So far, John Zigmond who runs the Alt Cert program at BU has been engaging, responsive, and supportive. I've talked to him a lot over the last year and he makes me feel very comfortable with my choice.

It's an odd feeling, letting go of a life that's been good by just about any measure and heading off into the unknown. But I bear in mind that my reasons for doing it are sound and the path that I choose is absolutely the right one, in spite of the risks.

Apropos to my situation, a quote from a great movie:

"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'."
- Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption

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