I don’t know about you, but I’ve had major mixed emotions about falling into the category of “non-essential.”
On one hand I’m grateful I can stay at home, and limit my time out of the house to trips for essentials.
BUT, on the other hand I feel guilty and wish I had more of a purpose other than to be at home.
Continue reading “MID-WEEK MEANDERING – Finding Purpose When Classified Non-Essential”This June marks forty years since my high school graduation. In all honesty had a few of my classmates not decided to arrange a forty year class reunion I probably would not have given it another thought.
Let’s face it, what with all the hormonal changes going on in a teenagers body, and the fact that teens are becoming more self-aware, high school has to rank high in the “most challenging times” of a person’s life. Even for the popular, over-achieving set.
I know for me it most certainly was.
As a transfer from a small, private Catholic school the transition to public school in ninth grade was not very easy. I was quite comfortable with my tight-knit small group, but once I got into the large machine that was public school all my insecurities resurfaced.
Being new we all stood out, which is most definitely something you don’t want when dealing with a lack of self-confidence and being self-conscious of everything about yourself.
I felt like a square peck in a round hole. If not for my Catholic school buddies and a few new friends I made, I’m not sure I would have made it through not just ninth grade, but all of high school.
Continue reading “Clearing Old Energy”