"Idle hands are the devil's playground."
~An English proverb
Like most idealistic college graduates, I came out of school saying things like, "I never want to work the 9 to 5." Monotony wasn't very attractive then, and it (mostly) still isn't now. Although I have worked a few office jobs that probably fit in that category since (and didn't love them).
I still possess and have lived out a lot of wanderlust in the past few years. I think there's a part of that of which I never want to be fully empty. Life is too short to not find some adventure, not to try new things, see you new places, to grow and change with our eyes wide open.
After a year out of the teaching and school world, I just finished up my first extended break since entering back in. I traveled to Ecuador and back, slept in, and watched more football than I should be allowed to watch. And I enjoyed doing so. I realized, though, that my perspective has changed a bit in the past few years. Perhaps this says something about where I am in life.
"I'm glad the holidays are over," one acquaintance said. Surprisingly, I resonated with her. I wanted to get back to routine, to work, to a regular sleep schedule, to sleeping in the same bed at night. I love the house and people I live with, I enjoy my job, and I have thoughts of getting back in better physical shape. And I'm not feeling overwhelmed by any of it. Am I getting old or what?
Maybe. But I don't think it's a bad thing to actually look forward to a semester for a change...
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