I'm not going to lie. I've never really been one for being extravagantly witty or over-the-top amazing with my comebacks and humor. Sure, I have my moments, but usually my life is just one big ball of awkward that I kind of take in my recently gimpy stride.
However, what I've come to realize is a personal strength is my ability to connect the dots. Maybe not immediately, but I am a firm believer in 20/20 hindsight, and having fun in seeing how things play out.
My life is a fairly good one. I'm fortunate. I have two loving parents who are still married after almost 29 years together. I have a younger brother who, after years of trials and tribulations, is home, has a job and is making an effort. I have best friends from both high school and college who all love me and I love dearly, who act as my life support at life's toughest moments. My life is, in many superficial ways, your average suburb-dwelling woman's life.
Recently, though, I was hired at my alma mater to teach English. It was a mini-dream of sorts, you could say. I was already coaching there, but then my freshman English teacher called me to tell me about a long term subbing position that opened up ... And I, despite my reluctance, took it.
It doesn't seem like much, but the past six months of teaching and having a job that I love taught me a lot ... And also took me back to 1999 where, as a freshman, I stepped through the doors of this school and thought about how much I was probably going to hate it.
There is a longer post coming up about how it all worked out and how I became the world's largest fan of cause and effect. I may post articles or videos that speak to me that may be of some interest to you, maybe not. But it is EVERYWHERE. And that much I know is certain.
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