The Worst is Over: It's (mostly) all Up-Hill from Here

Of course it still needs work, but I just learned that I can write a solid literature review a lot better than I thought. I believe the paper I am working on can get published if I work on it for countless hours and get support. I found many gaps in the literature about mindfulness applied to couples, an area of interest I couldn't be more passionate about. When I apply this to Latino couples, the literature is non-existant. This gives me a unique opportunity to contribute to the literature. More and more experiences like this will be opening to me as I progress through this program.

Now I'm happy I just got through the first initial path. On the way to finishing the semester strong. Ontological Mode comes in when I take breaks to take in how lucky I am to be where I am, and that all my problems are first-world. I can now apply what I've learned in previous blogs to stay on the right track. 

With this realization is that, being born into a race with a legacy of imperialism and conquest, it's my job use this benefit to allay the suffering of others less fortunate.  Figuring out what this looks like while staying in Ontological Mode is the topic of another blog.