Change – a word that not only strikes fear, anxiety, apprehension but also excitement, anticipation. Transition: passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another : change b : a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transition). Spring – a time of rebirth, renewal, change. I love spring. The gorgeous mix of color while new life begins, rain washes winter away, and everything seems fresh and new. This spring, though, brought major change, and, in a sense, renewal for us. The Last Four Months I have not posted or written anything since the end of January. Our lives…
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Life After Teaching – A Revelation
I have been reflecting quite a bit of late about the place I am now in my life. I left my teaching career at the end of the school year in 2016. Now, two years later, I live at a much slower pace helping my husband with his businesses and providing the flexibility he needs in time and traveling. I did have a revelation recently. Something I had been trying to deny. While visiting with a friend, we talked about looking for jobs other than teaching. I commented to her that for at least the last five years teaching, I would look at the end…