I just took the most challenging test I’ve taken at PCOM so far and I’m actually really grateful for it. To be perfectly honest, so far, school hasn’t been all that challenging. It hasn’t been a walk in the park and there have been plenty of stressful moments, but it also hasn’t pushed me to my limits. I like being pushed to my limits – because that’s when I learn how to break through them. I like being asked questions that make me think and apply my knowledge,and not just regurgitate information that I’ve memorized, this was a test that asked me to think.

This was a test that really engages you with the material, giving us mini-case-studies and asking us which herb(s) we would use, asking us to recall commonalities between herbs, differences between herbs, when should one be used over the other. It was a great test, the kind of test I’ve been waiting for since I came back to school, and guess, what… I don’t think I did all that well. I think I did okay, and that’s okay because I’m learning and the grades are here to guide me, to help me understand how I’m doing and if there’s anything I need to be doing differently. Now I know there is.

Here’s to being challenged, and being in a place where we respect the challenges and appreciate them as ways to grow.