Oh, and another thing...
I almost forgot to mention that I talked to my HIV support group last night about the past week's events. And the feedback I got from them still makes me glow.
Both of the social workers running the group told me that they could see me being a social worker, and a good one. And the group agreed. And they all said that it sounded like I was taking some very good steps with my life. They all told me that I looked a lot more relaxed than they have seen me in ages. They reminded me that I started sort of wondering out loud about wanting to leave my job months ago, and at the time I just didn't know how to make it possible. I had forgotten about that.
They also said that it was a hopeful sign that I am not just running away *from* something negative (the awful airline job) but that I am also moving toward something positive (the career that I have wanted for years). And it brought something to the front of my mind, to say to myself when I have doubts about what I've done and what I gave up in leaving my job:
This is about making my life mean something. It hasn't meant a lot to me in a long time.
It was the best session I have had with them in memory.
Both of the social workers running the group told me that they could see me being a social worker, and a good one. And the group agreed. And they all said that it sounded like I was taking some very good steps with my life. They all told me that I looked a lot more relaxed than they have seen me in ages. They reminded me that I started sort of wondering out loud about wanting to leave my job months ago, and at the time I just didn't know how to make it possible. I had forgotten about that.
They also said that it was a hopeful sign that I am not just running away *from* something negative (the awful airline job) but that I am also moving toward something positive (the career that I have wanted for years). And it brought something to the front of my mind, to say to myself when I have doubts about what I've done and what I gave up in leaving my job:
This is about making my life mean something. It hasn't meant a lot to me in a long time.
It was the best session I have had with them in memory.