Jessica's post:
The Art of Possibility has been a wonderful read that has stretched my idea on life and my role in it.
Chapter 6. Rule Number 6: Don’t take yourself so seriously. Life is a journey–enjoy and learn along the way. Live, laugh, and love!!
I have never fallen prey to taking myself to seriously. Time and time again, I find that I am making myself look like a complete fool in front of my students and I love every moment of it. There are many moments in my life that I can point to and say, “What a journey!” Having a baby, while getting my master’s and buying my first house has been the ultimate of crazy experiences I have had so far. When I look back at this last year, I will laugh. I can’t believe that I made it. I am happily not pregnant any more and enjoying my beautiful little girl Lucy. I am in my last weeks of my master’s degree. I have moved into a wonderful home (that needs lots of work) and am almost unpacked! Life is a journey and I love traveling it!
Chapter 8. Giving Way to Passion: Control says that the only way to avoid disappointment and frustration is to not care at all. No hits, no runs, but most importantly, no errors. What are you doing in your daily life that expresses your passion or the things you are passionate about?
Every day I wake up to the sound of a beautiful baby stirring in her crib. These past 6 months of my life, I have been living my passion of being a mom. I never knew that it was a passion of mine until I began carrying her in my belly. Ever since then, I know that my passion to be a mother and nurture my own offspring’s will express a passion that will never end.
What I have chosen as my career is another passion of mine. Since a young age, I have wanted to be in the school setting. Finding out that I wanted to be full-fledge teacher was a journey. After a few bumps in the road, I realized that I was dragging my feet and pitter-pattering around the fact that I wanted to go into education. Every day, I am challenged by students in multiple ways. I teach them while they teach me. It is the best job out there that is extremely under-appreciated....but I love it!
My response:
Jessica,
First of all, congratulations on your little girl. I know what it is like trying to raise 3 kids while getting this masters, yet I can only imagine what it is like to go through having a child in the middle of this.
I am glad that you have found your life long passion in being a mother. I am also glad that teaching is your other passion. I love how you said that you are challenged by your students and they teach you. Those who are in it for the right reasons know this to be the case.
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