My Single Step

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Confucius 

I find it fatefully fitting that these words of wisdom and inspiration are on the top of the webpage for the new school I will be a part of in just a few days. I clicked on "Principal's Message" as I decided to check up on my new school shortly after I was hired, and a smile crept across my face. After those endless applications that haunted me and kept me restless for the majority of my summer, I have landed my first full-time teaching position. The feelings I described when I was offered the position down in Virginia were the exact opposite I felt when I was offered this position in the small Connecticut town. I am excited, thrilled even. I am relieved. I am ready. I am ready to see the gleaming faces of the young children that will look up to me as their teacher, tutor, and as a role model. I am ready to learn from my fellow staff and experienced teachers in the building while I develop my own classroom management and follow in their footsteps. I am ready to take on new tasks and uphold new responsibilities. I am ready to get back into the habit of a routine, rising with the sun and really putting to use each minute of the day. Once I get used to this routine I will have time and chances to complete other goals and enjoy my little bit of free time. I am anxious for a new chapter to being in my own book of life.

This is the first, single step of many that will hopefully follow suit and fall right in place where they are supposed to be. I have had faith the entire time that I would find a job that I'm sure to enjoy, and my faith and trust led me here. I am ready. I am eager. I remain faithful that everything happens for a reason, and that my journey of a thousand steps has only just begun!

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