Current mood - Jewel
These lyrics just smacked me in the face:
And not to worry because worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
Today, okay this whole weekend let's be honest, has been a string of worries. For the first time in a while my anxiety is getting the better of me. Usually I run a checklist through my mind reminding me of the things I have control of. I'm kind of at a loss.
My classroom is gone - I can't control that. I can't control when we go back to school or how we go back.
I can't control where I go or what I do. I can't escape to the library or bookstore.
I feel like I'm losing control of what I teach and how I teach, more specifically for next year.
I'm starting to wonder why I went back for another degree (the one I finished last year. I don't think I'm going to chase the PhD). I thought I knew what I could do with it. I thought I would become this major asset to my school. I don't feel that way.
I feel like a burden.
I feel like I'm being ignored.
I also feel like I'm not doing what I should be doing.
You ever see Sherlock? I'm talking Benedict Cumberbatch version. Two words. Mind. Palace.
Seriously. My brain is trying to solve problems. I have dozen of problems sitting on a table in front of me. Some things are connected, some aren't, some I can see, some are still obscured, some I know how how to fix, and others are a hot mess. But the vast majority are all connected to my professional life. Oh there are personal things on that table, but I feel like I'm at a point where I'm not doing exactly what I should be doing.
No that's confusing. Not that I'm not supposed to be teaching. But I feel like I should be doing something else that I'm not in the exact right place.
And I don't know who to talk to in order to sort this all out.
But this is where I need to get myself mentally:
I will not be made useless
I won't be idled with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
I won't be idled with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
~Jewel - Hands