~ Esther Dyson
This summer has been a whirlwind of changes and just thinking about it I can't get this smile off my face. There's something special about discovering what your dreams are and then living them...and I'm livin' the dream!
This past month as I have immersed myself into a new learning experience I have seen incredible growth within myself. I have reflected on the person I have become over the past 10 years and realized that my life has started to come back to where I want it to be: HAPPY! Not that I've been depressed the past 10 years, but I've definitely had some changes to my personality and today I feel like I'm 20 again. I'm seeing hope in the future, happiness in what I'm doing to bring about real change in the lives of others...and as Katryna would put it, "I feel like I'm in a space" to accept who I am and what I need to do to bring about hope and change.
Today was our last day of "Summer Institute" at UTC. I would be lying if I said I'm not going to miss it. My summer experience has been absolutely a notch above awesome. From the friends I made, the children I worked with, to the enjoyment of the small things such as pink cake, playing ultimate frisbee, sitting outside and reading for fun on the lawn, having real and meaningful conversations with my cohort friends and much more, I'm going to miss it!
But, it's time for change and I'm just as excited about what the future holds! I'm going to be working with the Inclusion Specialist in an all-boys public charter school in the Anacostia region of DC. I'm extremely excited and somewhat nervous to meet her and the rest of my new colleagues tomorrow morning. But what I'm most excited for is Monday, August 22, 2011 when I get to see those strong, happy, unique boys that I will be working with. It's going to be hard, but I can do hard things!
The best way to see the future is to create it.
To infinity and beyond!!
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