Something to focus on while the world is spinning faster and faster and you can’t seem to catch up…
Pymatuning Lake, PA— near my parents house
“ I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved. ”
Shana Abe (via littlemiss)
Another academic year has come and gone
This job sucks… for real. However, I am so blessed with this job. I get to meet the most wonderful students whom seem to not understand anything, to become the most mature, self directing leaders. I love watching everyone from move in until the last day.
During move in— we are all nervous. I worry about how I am going to touch the lives of new students, and the students are worried about leaving home, making it in college, and finding new friends. At the end— everyone wants to leave because they need a break… However, the nervousness turns into tears (happy and bittersweet) because they realize how important their lives are and how much they changed. Change is good- just hard to except at times.
This year I was able to witness a lot of personal growth amongst my students. I witnessed them fight, cry, hate each other, but realize that everyone has a special place in their hearts. I feel accomplished when I can sit with MY STUDENT LEADERS and they can go around a room and describe to each other how important they are in each others lives. How they would not have accomplished any of their goals without the support they received.
When I say my job sucks… I mean it. It sucks because these students enter my heart. I hate saying goodbye. I want to watch everyone grow into the person they are to become… because when that is happening I am growing right along with them. SO, my job sucks… but I will never let go. I am proud of who they are, who they have become, and who they will be.
I am proud of myself… and that is something!
My job sucks… but in the best way ever.
Thank you all for being leaders, for being true to your heart.
“You never leave someone behind, you take a part of them with you and leave a part of yourself behind.”
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Unknown
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART…
“ Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose. ”
“ To be nobody but myself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. ”
~ E. E. Cummings ~
(1894-1962)
Irritated
I should have NEVER procrastinated…
Passion
We all know that I LOVE to help people… I love it so much sometimes I forget to worry about myself— but it happens and well, thats me.
BUT, tonight I became a team captain for Relay for Life- McKeesport. I am a team captain without a team— but I’m not worried, I will get some folks!
I titled this post passion because I watch so many people day in and day out live out something they are passionate about… I thought I was in some kind of slum until I went to the meeting. Now, I know my passion is people and seeing what makes them tick, what makes them smile, what makes them do the things they do— but, I also realized that I put myself on the back burner a little too often. SO, I am back. I am still going to be passionate about people— but I am going back to my passion of helping my communty and being active again.
I cannot wait to get my Relay team up and running. The American Cancer Society and well any cancer “charity” holds a huge spot in my heart (THON- HELLO)… I lost many loved ones to cancer and I do not want my children— or anyones child to hear the sentence “I have cancer”.
So… this is my warning. Get ready to help me! I am excited.
OHH— and congratulations to EVERYONE for getting into their majors!!!! I am proud of you all!
“ Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. ”
~ William Arthur Ward ~
Happy Valentines Day
Love is not in the air… for me.
I hope you all have had better luck!
STEELERS!!!!!
I am so pumped for the SUPERBOWL!
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!!
I miss Myron Cope…
