tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405558996113640045.post9130311740514223039..comments2023-04-22T15:31:36.047-04:00Comments on Hope Floats Among the Cherry Blossoms: A Collision of SelvesJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06275071143469111072noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405558996113640045.post-9009609019910703742013-01-06T22:43:45.622-05:002013-01-06T22:43:45.622-05:00Hi Jamie. This is my first visit to your blog (re...Hi Jamie. This is my first visit to your blog (returning the favour). I have to agree with the other commenters. Sometimes we find ourselves in positions we'd never imagine, but I look at who I am today, and the friends I have now, and know if I'd had the easier life I had expected, I wouldn't be where I am today. And that's actually a good thing, even though it has taken me time to appreciate that. Sending best wishes for 2013.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405558996113640045.post-19345095711161946592013-01-03T23:21:18.033-05:002013-01-03T23:21:18.033-05:00I knew if anyone would understand a "pot hole...I knew if anyone would understand a "pot hole" analogy, it's a girl from Cleveland who lived in Pittsburgh! :)<br /><br />You're doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing in regards to reflecting on your life. I think more people SHOULD do it. Most people are so busy in their day to day lives that they don't take the time to look back and see the lessons presented to them. As teachers, we always had to include reflection section in our lesson plans and in our observations. It forces you to look back at your actions and reactions, your observances and behaviors, and see if you would do something differently or if there could have been a different outcome. It also provides you the opportunity to praise yourself for doing the right thing (something you also need to work on). You are on the right track. It's ok to get lost, as long as you keep looking for direction. XOXODianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026087145684383010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405558996113640045.post-50066000482811568232013-01-01T23:15:15.360-05:002013-01-01T23:15:15.360-05:00Thank you a thousand times, Diane! And you are so...Thank you a thousand times, Diane! And you are so with me, thank you. I appreciate that you can relate my past experience with Match Day. And my nervousness brinked on dread...not wanting to leave our families or wondering if we made the right choice in the rankings...with that element of not really having control of where you would be for the next three to four years. After spilling all of the mess of feelings, it is easier to take a step back and rereading my post to refect on the questions I asked and you point out in what God was trying to teach me. You help me to remember to take that next step after aknowledging the feelings, to then decide what to do about them. I love your way of describing the road of life as having potholes and the part about smoothing them out. Trust is a hard thing for me. I think that is God's next lesson (or current lesson) for me... trust in myself, trust in Him and trust that I am where I am supposed to be. Feeling a little lost and I just need to work on getting found...getting that grounding within myself. Wishing you awesomeness in 2013! Lots of hugs!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275071143469111072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405558996113640045.post-70057789360650132542012-12-31T22:55:02.399-05:002012-12-31T22:55:02.399-05:00Everywhere you have been and everything you have b...Everywhere you have been and everything you have been through have been there to lead you to exactly where you are right now. We are always on a journey and our paths are littered with pot holes. I remember Match Day vividly and how horrible it was. I didn't find it exciting at all because I didn't want to move away from my family. But looking back on it now, it was part of my journey and some of the most wonderful people I've ever known live where we were placed. It's hard to see the lessons in the present, but look to the past and try to see what God was trying to teach you. I think you are a far stronger and more independent woman now than you ever were 10 years ago. That strength and independence has led you to a new calling where you are doing phenomenal work, helping children in a new way you never could've imagined. You have turned your pot holes into beautifully paved roads leading you smoothly through your life. Your journey is still ongoing. You will face more pot holes, but you have the tools to patch them. Just trust your instincts and trust that God is there with you. And so am I, in spirit at least. :) Wishing you all of the best in 2013, my friend!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026087145684383010noreply@blogger.com