Student!Fail

Please imagine that the above icon is upside down.

I made a spectacular belly flop last night in the form of two impulsive emails written to my teacher griping about a book she and her (equally wise and respected) husband had recommended to me.

When her responses came back later that evening I could barely read them, I was so embarrassed.

I'm blaming a combination of work fatigue, skewed expectations of the text, and a sudden resurfacing of my knee-jerk resistance to ceremonial magic.

I've asked for do-overs. . .


In happier news, I had a very vivid dream the other night which is confirming the importance of my upcoming rededication and adding some new elements. According to my teacher, it shows I'm making progress and ready to move to the next level.

Meanwhile, I'm going to be at the blackboard writing "I will not skim new texts and make snap judgments about them" a few hundred times. . . .