Wow! That was a crazy weekend... and this is going to be a crazy week. I was very busy last weekend with “social engagements” (like taking the cat to the vet to splint his little broken leg and doing childcare at my church for 5 hours on Sunday) that were not something I frivolously chose. And despite the emotional rollercoaster that ensued, I was miraculously able to finish my 200 pages of dense reading... honestly, the clock slowed down... it was totally a God-thing.
Right now, I'm doing quite well. One of the reasons for this is that a major stressor in my life is finally being able to be released, acknowledged and dealt with. Jason and I are in counseling. We started our first session last night, but it will regularly be a double session on Thursdays. We have found that the issues we had in our relationship could not help but carry over into our friendship and snowball into impossibility without the commitment and affection for each other that were part of our dating relationship. So ya, our first session actually went better than I expected and I think we are off to a really good start. And because of that, the majority of my immediate stress, anxiety and pain connected with him is not plaguing me for the time being... we'll see what happens when we get into really heated issues. :/
OH! And tonight I'm totally excited to go to the correctional facility that my Social Work teacher works at. She runs a unit of 10 juvenile boys who are pretty much straight out of juvenile hall and are being prepped to handle the real world, deal with their psychological disorders and stressors, and ultimately stay out of jail. So instead of class, we're going to visit the facility and meet the guys she talks about every week. I'm kind of scared, but very interested and excited...
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