A MFT Therapist's Garden

Update IV

Please read Update I, Update II, and Update III first.

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Update III

Please read Update I and Update II first.

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Update II

Please read Update I first.

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Update I

I haven’t paid much attention to this blog for a while. There were many changes in my life in the past 7 months. I was too busy to update this blog. At the same time, I was too busy to reflect my life. I stopped updating my blog because I didn’t want to post something that was unorganized. I also didn’t want to post something that was not processed thoroughly in my mind.

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Remembering Dr. Tom Luster---- What Kind of Teacher I want to be?

Last week, I attended the remembrance held in our department for the sudden death of Dr. Tom Luster.

It was a shocking news for me when I got the email that Dr. Luster passed away due to heart attack on Sunday, March 15.

I sat there and listened to what everyone said about how Dr. Luster “left some prints in my life.” I thought about the few encounters I had with him.

I remembered taking his child development class. I remembered talking to him about his Sudanese boys’ projects. I remembered sharing with him that, some veterans in Taiwan experienced similar life journey because of the communist taking over China in the 40s. We talked about the Twin studies because my own experiences. He was so attentive to the details of his teaching and the course was so organized so well based on the Ecology Theory.

I also remembered sitting in his secondary data analysis classes. I was in the stage of putting my dissertation proposal together and knew that I wasn’t able to take the course. However, I didn’t want to the opportunity slipping away. He was so generous to let me sit in the classes in order to assist my statistical skills.

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[Dissertation Diary]121109--- The End

It’s done! It’s done! It’s done!

I finished my dissertation on 11/17 and sent to my guidance committee. I defended on 12/4 and they passed me with no questions asked. Today, I finished editing my dissertation and sent it in to the graduate school. Now, I am done!!!!!

I am very happy it’s done. What makes even happier is that I actually feel happy. I remembered not feeling happy after I finished college. I remembered not feeling happy when I got my Master degree. All I remembered was a feeling of loss even though I finished something big. I remembered feeling so lost and not knowing what I wanted to do after I got my degree. This time, I am truly happy. I am very happy even though I don’t have a job lining up for me and even though I don’t know what I am going to do afterwards. I am just truly happy for this moment, which makes me happy.

The following section was from the “Acknowledgement” section from my dissertation.

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