Kindness

This past week, I told the parents/kids that I'll be leaving and I broke quite a few hearts in the process.  Granted, a few of the kids cheered when I made my announcement but knowing them, I didn't necessarily expect anything different from those particular kids.  I was surprised by the reaction of some of the parents in the program and some of them have tried to demand/beg that I stay.  It's nice that they've had that reaction and it's been difficult to tell them that I am leaving regardless.  Even though I am still no where near having everything packed, I am starting to get excited about this change - which is unusual for me since I don't necessarily handle change well and I never have.

I am sure there are still going to be difficult times to come and saying "good-bye" is going to be emotional since I have very strong connections to some of the families as well as some co-workers but I know this move is going to be good for me in the long run.

Throughout this process, I have been struck by the kindness of people I know.  I have had several people offer to help me (and I still might have to take them up on that offer), one of my siblings has offered to fly here to help me drive my car cross country, and my parents are helping by paying the money up front for my POD and I'll pay them back.  I know we all have our own lives and our own schedules but it definitely nice to see that people are still willing to go out of their way to assist someone else - that doesn't always happen so it's nice when it happens.

Well my dear readers, I know this is the absolute shortest post I have written in quite some time however I should probably put this away for tonight.  I got a late start writing after trying to get some packing done today (again, didn't get near as much as I wanted done today and I am running out of time) and I should probably try and get some sleep tonight since I have a phone interview tomorrow.  Wish me luck and thank you for joining me along this quest!  =)

P.S.  One final thought for this evening - do something kind for someone; you never know how it's going to impact them (and you).