The Path & The Bridge

Sligo Creek Parkway,4/3/10


Well friends, the Spring semester of grad school will be over in about 2 weeks. HOWEVER...these 2 weeks have me working on 2 projects and 3 presentations. Yesterday I had one of those days where you think about what you're doing, where you're going, the sacrifices, your time... you just think about everything. Yes, I got caught up in stress & worry. Yuck!

I have no regrets about being in grad school. It's hard work and I've been doing really well these past 5 semesters. Sometimes the grind of it all just hits me like a ton of bricks. I want to be an early childhood teacher!I'm excited about being a teacher!(Just between you & me...when I was in undergrad I thought about being a teacher, but I decided to become " The Sociologist", so I earned my BA & MA in that field. When you think about it...that training is really helping me become "The Teacher"). Anyway...

In my heart, I know I am on the right path. I just know & you know how you know you know. However, yesterday I stopped on that bridge of my path and needed to process what's ahead--"Can I get all this work done? Will I find a teaching job to complete my student teaching? Will I this, Will I that?" I let the stress of everything get to me. I was either going to keep moving ahead or stay stuck on the bridge of worry & stress. I decided to take a deep breath and keep moving ahead. The rest stop on the bridge was necessary to help me sort things out. Don't get me wrong...I still have some concerns, but I know everything is going to work out. I'm continuing on my path & I'm continuing on this journey.