There were times...

There were times (lots of times...) when I thought I could not finish what I have started.

There were times when I could not sleep just thinking about it.

There were times when I could sleep - but only to have nightmares about it.

There were times when I finally fell asleep - only to have been woken up by the sheer coldness of my sweat.

There were times when I could not see the light at the end of the tunnel.

There were times when I could not even see the tunnel.

There were times when I felt like my heart just could not go on.

There were times when I felt like disappearing from the face of the earth.

There were times when I felt like nobody understood.

Yes...there were times...

But, there's also today.

Today ONE person said that SHE believes that I CAN do this - even if it might take slightly longer than we first anticipated.

The crux of the matter is -

SHE UNDERSTANDS...AND SHE BELIEVES.

And, because of that - I BELIEVE...

Thank you, ICC...


* This entry is specially dedicated to all PhD candidates out there, wherever you are... Keep holding on...Just believe! *