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Note To Self: For Present Me. For Future Me. For Anyone Who Ends Up In The Same Shoes As Me. – Sara Murphy

Note To Self: For Present Me. For Future Me. For Anyone Who Ends Up In The Same Shoes As Me. – Sara Murphy

A final reflective piece of ENGL 431 and interning with ENGL 30.

Note To Self:

Just breathe.

Make mistakes. And remember those mistakes when others make mistakes.

Allow others to experience your mistakes…so others can also learn from them.

Your are enough. Remind them they are too.

You are smart. So are they.

Be kind. Always. No matter how difficult it is.

Be patient. Because remember you are also learning and they are being patient with you.

Have fun. Be fun. Allow fun.

Not everyone learns the same.

It is OKAY to overlook grammar. Balance is key.

Smile.

Talk to them. Remember the times you just needed someone to listen.

Don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know”. But work with them to find an answer. Learn with them.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Sleep. It helps.

They are Freshmen. Remember your first year of college.

They are not all English people. Just like you are not a math person.

Embrace the silence. Make them break first.

Do not answer your own questions.

Do not doubt your abilities. Or theirs.

A day only has 24 hours. Some days this will be a good thing. Others it will be a bad thing.

Play music. And if it gets really bad have a 30 second dance party.

Re-learn how to do an annotated bibliography. Even though you only had to do it that one time in high school.

Be love. Be kindness. And if anything…be present.

Allow time for play. For creation. For imagination.

Bring cookies.

Remain an equal.

They also have a million things to do.

If all else fails just keep saying the word “thing”. It appears to work for all the highly regarded English professors.

Marry someone who owns a Dutch Bros. Or defy gender roles and buy your own damn Dutch Bros. Or you know…just be a broke college kid and buy a coffee maker.

Today decides tomorrow.

Never have a Mac/PC debate with Kim Jaxon.

It will be okay.

We are all just frauds.

Just breathe.

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