Stephanie from Climb to the Stars has finally completed her studies (congrats!), and she writes about the odd feeling of guilt that still follows her around. She says:
It’s a bit strange how I just can’t seem to totally relax in my life right now. I keep feeling this underlying guilt I’ve got used to living with all these last years: guilt about setting aside what I should be doing (my studies), instead of having fun.
It took me years to get over that damn feeling after I finished my studies. I hated this nagging sense of « not doing the right thing » that kept me from truly relaxing and it is one of the reasons I have had no desire to ever go back to college and finish a PhD. 12 years after finishing my master’s degree, I still feel a little pang in the heart once in a while when I sit down to watch tv at night or when I take an afternoon off. Aren’t I wasting my time? Couldn’t I be more productive? And when I realize that no, it’s okay, I can take it easy, life is short and you die anyway, the feeling of gratefulness that overcomes me is as good as a bitter piece of dark chocolate melting on my tongue.
