Thursday, October 7, 2010

October 7, 2010 and countdown to Liberation!
I've been working at the College and I have been so god-awful tired. Don't get me wrong, I love the work and I want to continue working there but the fatigue is a tough one. I only teach there two mornings a week but after work on Wednesday I can barely breathe. I drag my body through the campus trying to remember what it was like when I was strong. I try to conjure images of me capable and fearless. Was I ever like that? I thought I was. I have been kicked on my butt by this and still it will not take me. It will not win. Last week I had to pick up a 5 page test for 100 students. Heavy. It was pouring rain and I had a cane. A nice woman, weathered and kind, suggested I hang the blue Georgian bag I was carrying over my head. Is this funny or pathetic? The students don't care, they don't even notice. They are busy huddling under the awning and sucking on their smokes. They don't care. So I head to the car, bag over head, leather purse slung over my shoulder and cane in right hand. The weather is fierce. Wind blowing, rain stinging, god-pushing fierce. I figure this is my Everest, my mountain to climb. Epiphany. See, we all have our challenges, it is relative. I am not an Olympian. But on this day I am a survivor, and I will make it to the safety of my dry car.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Sher Bear! You are a tough little nut for sure but don't hesitate to ask those student's for help. They may notice but are afraid to offer a helping hand. Sometimes you almost do someone else a favour by asking for help. If they step up to the plate, they really feel good about doing so. Of course they could say "take a hike lady" but you wouldn't have been any worse off!!
    Love you Sher!!! Wish I could help you more often!!!

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  2. While my kids are begging strangers for candy I will be thinking about you winging your way to the States for your operation. Godspeed.

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