Rabu, 23 September 2015

(More than) a year since finishing my PhD

It is now more than a year since my PhD graduation took place. Has life been as good as I wanted it to be? Have missed opportunities by taking the decisions I made?
The honest answer is no. I am always harsh on myself so I tend not to appreciate my life achievements thus far.
So I'd like to count my blessings.
1. For a finished PhD.
2. For publication awards.
3. For my peer-reviewed publications (and the offer to contribute to publications)
4. For slow-paced life here in Jakarta
5. For leaving Sunshine Coast
6. For many job offers
7. For invitation to Adelaide (refused) and Kuala Lumpur (accepted)
8. For doing nothing at church
9. For mid-day naps
10. For people I can talk to through Whatsapp
11. For the money coming in
12. For winning the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award from QUT
13. For winning the IEAA Outstanding Post-graduate Thesis Award
14. For being able to resign from bad offices
15. For being able to see again the open opportunities
16. For believing that this life can make a difference and the courage to make it happen
17. For Jesus Christ whose example is to be followed and whose glory we work for
So there are quite a lot of things to be grateful for. When I forget about these great things, I need to look at this trophy sitting on my work desk. It reads: This award is presented to Agustian Sutrisno in recognition of outstanding contribution to knowledge and excellence in higher degree research. That's enough reason to press on and move forward.

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