When did smart become a liability?

Being a smart single woman is the most frustrating thing in the world sometimes.

Blogs are a curious indulgence,

but one I'm inclined to grant myself. I just filed for my Master of Arts diploma today. And I still feel, at nearly 28 years old, that I haven't accomplished that much with my life. I think it's a fairly common feeling. Personally, I think I'm too hard on myself. But like all of us cursed with bodies, I carry around emotions that contradict my more rational side. I went and saw Remember Me last week with Sammie. We went because Robert Pattinson is in it and we like watching him. He quotes Gandhi who says, "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it". I love this bit of wisdom. Maybe because in the religious tradition I was raised in we could never hope for more than insignificance. And that sentiment always kind of made me feel super depressed. I find a lot of hope and comfort in the thought that all acts, as insignificant as they may seem will be important to someone. I am starting this blog with that thought in mind. Maybe I am insignificant but I matter because I am here. And I speak because I can.