It was a busy week when I couldn’t get into the blog. I have lots to share.
A #1…. I got a job!! In my field!!! It’s only part- time, but it’s a foot in the door. I start Monday morning as a Para Professional in an Early Childhood Special Education classroom. The school is only 10 blocks from my house, so I get to walk and be good to the environment and myself.
I’m really excited about this. As far as jobs go, working at the abortion clinic was the job that has given me the greatest sense of pride and the only times I’ve really felt patriotic about something. Truly standing up for what I believe in the face of extreme opposition felt right.
But my job as Children’s Services Coordinator gave me a longer lasting feeling of having really done something worthwhile. I am anxious to do meaningful work again.
It seems wrong that the more soul sucking a job was, the more stability it provided me. My last job paid me well enough. I don’t require a lot, so, it was fine. But I never went home feeling like I had accomplished anything. Like I’d solved a problem, made a difference. Now I’ll be doing something that truly adds value to the world and will struggle to make rent and pay my bills.
If I have to choose between filling soul and my pocket book, my soul’s gonna win this time.
