Two steps forward, three steps back...

As I fill out an application for a position in Student Involvement, it asks me about my last position and what I did. Normally, I wouldn't have a problem with this kind of question, but something is different. As I think of my "duties" this past year, instead of bullet points in my head, there are memories and conversations and laughter. I wish I could take snapshots and attach them to my application. I wish I could attach the scripts of conversations with students about life choices, what they learned in the leadership program, how they felt on Spring Break in Miami...but I can't. I miss my job. I wonder what I could have done differently. I think of tasks that I didn't accomplish before I left and my only hope is that I send those thoughts into the opened universe and the new director will catch them.

Oh well, where did I put that "Restart" button? Off to find it...

New beginnings

There are so many new beginnings for family and friends within the past couple of weeks. Lots of pregnancy news, baby that are born, homes created closer to family and friends, new jobs, new condos, new beginnings for a bright future. I hope to be a part of the list of "good news" everyone so eagerly shares. I tend to cringe when asked about my future, but don't want to linger too long in the world of "why? what if...? what could I have done better?" Truth is, I'm a hard-working, smart go-getter and while I have my moments of doubt, I know I'll have some good news to share very soon.

Until then, keep praying and wishing and hoping and breathing...