How are you all this morning? I for one am stressed. Very stressed - which is what forms the basis of this post. As I find myself sinking under the endless amount of work I have to do for my first exam of second year, the road, needless to say, feels never ending.
Now as an International Relations and History student, i'm well aware of the intensity of my degree - the amount of reading, written work, essays, seminars and just plain dedication it all requires. Im my university career so far, it's safe to say I've convinced myself of having mastered the art of dealing with stress, and well, I have, sort of. Everyone's allowed a breakdown from time to time though, right? How is it the saying goes...breakdowns can create breakthroughs - and that ladies and gentlemen, brings me to my point.
I've always been a sucker for a good quote, as one of my best friends would undoubtedly agree with - I think she's seen just about every screen-shotted quote image one on my iPhone's camera roll! But it's true, quotes really are amazing. They not only can provide selfless words of wisdom that can be related to many moments in our lives, but they can often prove enlightening in many situations - which I found to be the case this morning.
As I sit here writing this at my desk - taking a break from the delights of 'An International Governing Chain of a Democratic System', I feel a sense of complete satisfaction taking over me. Once again, my day will evolve around the breakthrough a quote provided me with.
As if waking up at 7.30am wasn't bad enough, waking up to a pile of work was even harder to get my head around. So there I was, dressing gown on, coffee in hand, desk lamp turned on (dark winter mornings starting and all that, you know?) ready to work. I was ready to answer yet another set of past-exam questions as the ultimate form of exam preparation - well for me anyway.
So yeah, there I was, two questions down thinking, well this could be worse, when BOOM! There it was, the impossible question that I knew nothing about to even begin to attempt to answer. 'How can the Swedish Constitution be amended on an international level?'...emm ask someone who cares? God knows! Now with me being me, as many of my nearest and dearest will tell you, a situation like this will bring about utter panic, stress, worry and the timeless phrase..."oh my god, i'm gonna fail my degree!" However if Instagram was a degree guys and girls, it's safe to say I would graduate with a 1st!...So, where does Instagram come into this story? Well, as I was having my 8.45 Wednesday morning breakdown in one side of my brain and flicking through Instagram on the other, I stumbled across a quote from none other than Dr. Seuss (yes, I follow a Dr. Seuss fan-page on Instagram - what you gonna do about it?)
The quote said...
"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
I instantly felt an overwhelming urge to tackle this question again, and not just re-attempt it, but complete it, ace it and finish the rest of the exam paper on top form! I looked to my left, where stands my bookshelf - filled with glorious books about Britain and the rest of the world's 'International Political Economy', 'The Globalisation of World Politics' as well as a fabulous guide to 'Understanding the European Union' (if y'all wanna borrow some, just let me know, but don't all rush at once now!)I thought to myself surely amongst the many books written on my degree that live on this bookshelf, there will be an answer to my question, or at least a starting point. Not too much to ask is it? Turns out that the 'impossible' question that was gonna make me fail my degree, when broken down, was actually a very simple one. The question is now answered and i'm feeling, well, fabulous!
Moral to the story guys, don't give up. Push yourself to produce work you KNOW you're capable of. Afterall, sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple, right?
Much love and keep things simple!
Speak soon.
L xo
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