it’s the first day of school today. 3 years ago on this day i cried. i was so used to being part of the
educational establishment… i felt so lost and isolated, like my identity had been stripped away,
leaving me fragile and vulnerable.
i still get sad when
i think about how it all went down (i have told this story before) and
especially when i think about the children that have so little chance for the
support they need, their difficulties becoming whitewashed in the maze of
ever-growing class sizes.
but i’m evolving. i
had to move on. and though my path
lately has been frought with frustrations of one sort and another, i’m getting
that that is all part of the process and that the past is the past and each day
i need to wake up and be open to what the day presents me, all the while moving
forward, be it sometimes only an inch at a time. deep breath.....
Yes you are evolving my sweet friend...and when you really pause to think about it, isn't it wonderful? All of it..even the not so good parts have made you the woman you are today. I too, feel I've become a new and different woman through the process of evolution. Just like you there continue to be struggles but I like the way you put the fact that you try and openly receive what each new day brings you. So glad I've come to know you here..learning your story has helped me more than you may realize. Without fully realizing it Patty, you teach us..through your beautiful words and photographs...like the educator you were and still are ~ that life comes to us all, bringing every lesson intended for that particular day. You haven't discontinued teaching..you simply have a new class.xoxoTerri
ReplyDeleteTerri, you have no idea how I needed to hear this today.... I'm going to email you. Thank you, my friend. XOX
DeleteIt's my opinion you are evolving much quicker than you may realize. Watching you grow and blossom away from the educational establishment has been a great pleasure for me Keep on keeping on! hugs, Donna
ReplyDeleteDonna, it's so helpful for me to hear your perspective. Sometimes it truly seems like one step forward, two steps back... but I guess you know a little about that too! Thank goodness we have our blogging friends for support. I appreciate you!! XOX
DeleteOne inch at a time..one breath at a time - it's all about who you're becoming. And - sounds to me that you're doing just great!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is hard to let the past go... sometimes it just sneaks back. But as you said - one inch at a time, a little step, forward.
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