Nov 07, 2005 16:08
i've learned that when i am doing things i love, nothing can compare with my sense of accomplishment. i am so proud of my class. it's odd that it's taken me this long to figure out how much i love teaching. i am really happy with where i am, and the future is looking slightly uncertain, but bright.
as i grow older, i think i'm gaining a better and better sense of what is and is not "worth it." right now, this theme seems to apply to many things in my life: activities, school projects, friends, my love life, my jobs. true, sometimes i stray in my decisions. sometimes i make bad ones, as do we all. sometimes i get angry, most of the time i just get sad. i hate losing things, especially people i have loved. but i think that i know when it's time to move on.
so i am done being frustrated about unreturned phone calls and unwarranted cold shoulders. i am done feeling tense because of things that are not worth it. most of all, i am done questioning the contents of my personality. i will never stop examining my actions, as this is the cornerstone of a moral life (yes, i know the irony of me saying this) but i cannot change what's come to pass. i am what i am and if there's anything i've learned, it's that i cannot change to meet someone else's prescription.
There are places I