When you follow your bliss, and by bliss I mean the deep sense of being in it and doing what the push is out of your own existence -- it may not be fun, but it's your bliss and there's bliss behind pain too. You follow that, and doors will open where there were no doors before, where you would not have thought there were going to be doors, and where there wouldn't be a door for anybody else" 

 Joseph Campbell.

    When I first read this and other words by Campbell I was fascinated, here was a statement that said just start walking toward what your heart desires and doors will open for you...your own doors, meant just for you. I took this to mean that my journey was my own, that I needn't follow a specific dogma or course outline, that I could trust my own heart and mind to lead me where I would find my path. Campbell also says that there is pain in the pathway to bliss, I have found this to be true as well. I have spent countless hours in study and reflection over the last 4 years as I pursue my education. The path to a degree for me was choppy and strewn with fits and starts. I dogmatically continued to move forward, without a clear vision as to where I was going, but it felt that I was on a path. When asked what my major was I had to admit I had no idea, I started with General Studies, I didn't know what I didn't know. I could never have picked a major when I first started out because I only knew that I was starting out on a path and that it was to be my own, no one was going to pick my classes, or do my homework or take my tests. No one could tell me where my passion would lie, or what my aptitude was for. I tried aptitude tests and looked over different majors and careers in them, I simply did not know what I wanted to know. After almost 2 and a half years I chose Communications. I look over my transcripts and marvel at how many classes I have taken. I saw a pattern in interest that went between psychology and communications, I knew that I had no real interest in delving into the psyche's of others and analyzing their issues. I also did not feel compelled to pursue media as a career path either, but media, ethics, communication, psychology, mythology, literature and such were always my top choices for classes. I have taken way more classes than I need in some of these areas and consequently I am lagging behind in actually obtaining my degree. But what is most interesting is that I do not care how long it takes, I am in it for the journey. I am on My path. I still do not know where it leads, but I KNOW it is my path, for I tread it alone, no one has been exactly where I am, I am not following anyone. I am not merely filling in the blank pages of the qualifications of a degree, it has been messy and spread out, both difficult and exciting, but overall it has been an experience that I cherish.