inner strength's August Ruminations
August 1999 August 2000
August marks the end of summer vacation here in the States. An ending. It also marks a beginning when schoolkids return to school. All seem excited. Parents can hardly wait, especially stay at home moms, for a break from the kids. Kids are excited about seeing their friends, new teachers, and the anticipation of meeting new people--some of whom will become friends.
Although most won't admit it aloud, there is also sadness in those who just graduated. Ah yes! The new graduates will proclaim their independence and greatness by laughing at younger kids who have to return to school. I,too, was one of those graduates. I remember distinctly sitting on the front porch waving as a school bus full of my friends drove by. I laughed, "Ha ha!! I don't have to go and you do!" They all had envious looks on their faces.
As soon as the bus was out of sight, I felt a lump in my throat. An empty, hollow feeling engulfed my entire being. I wanted to be with my friends on that bus after all. What I didn't know then, was I was about to embark on one of my biggest, most challenging journeys of my life--that of an eternal quest for Truth.
Now, as I begin the new school year--this time as a teacher--I still remember those days when I thought it was the "cool" and only thing to do was to be glad to stop learning. We never stop learning or else we die. Maybe not physically, but mentally. And so it goes on this cool August day. I must get back to my studies. The neverending quest resumes.
August 2000
copyright 1999 by inner_strength.geo
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August 1999
I started my new job as executive director of a non-profit organization in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. This has been a dream of mine ever since I was a child to live in these hills where story tellers abound among some of the most beautiful sights of wildlife and views I have ever seen. This truly is a new beginning for me and I am excited! I was able to buy a very nice house with great views. I will love fixing my house up and plant more flowers. My dog and cat seem more serene here too. If there ever was a way to clear your mind and relax--this is the place. This truly is heaven on Earth!
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