It is no secret that this transition has been a little rough for me. Namely, work has been extremely difficult and I have found myself in tears wrestling with my decision to work in DC and in an urban district. There are so many hurdles for both myself, the school, and most unfortunately, the students. I have found myself frequently lonely and frustrated and I fear that those emotions will settle into bitterness in my heart.
Unfortunately, in the midst of this wrestling I have felt as though I have given up, thrown in the towel, and resigned myself to survival. However, I do not want my time here to be a survival...a mere day to day existence.
It is my hope that this reflection of coming up with 1000 things for which to be grateful for I will reflect on my days for the good instead of the bad. I stole this idea from a woman I truly admire and she received it from another blogger. I have changed the image to fit my own personality, but the idea is not my own...but it is one I think bears repeating.
To be done by the close of the school year I need to roughly 100 items a month or 25 a week. That will be my goal.
one.
The beauty of classical music played only by piano. The entanglement of the complex and the simple has always been a marvel to me.
two.
The view from my porch that overlooks the park with the slowly changing leaves. A benefit of being further south then Michigan, but not in the south is that the transition to Fall is the perfect pace to enjoy the beauty.
three.
Simple day by day life with friends. I have a friend at school. We are the same age, we have the same doubts, trials, and fears. But sometimes we just talk about college football, having boyfriends far away, and whatever most recently sucked. (p.s. she's even a Buckeye)
four.
Learning how to cook. It opens up a whole new world while helping me feel connected to my Grandma...if there ever was an amazing woman she was it.
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