So I was going through all the posts I saved as drafts during the semester and found some fascinating things. I'd basically written two or three words to describe entire emotions or thought processes. Dunno, it just taught me something about myself. But I'm glad to see that while there was an exceptionally depressed one, there was also a positive, bright one. And, as always, I tried to find a lesson from them ;)
I'll post two of them now (one kinda leads into the other):
1. The first was written one night when I came home from a community event. I was extremely depressed, because my thoughts the entire night while smiling and nodding at people I hadn't seen since high school were: They have no idea who I am anymore. They don't care. They think I'm weird 'cause I'm studying history for the sole reason that I like it! Why can't I have a close connection with one of my high school teachers? Why doesn't anyone think I'm special for being me? Why do I have to fit into everyone else's box?
'Tis interesting. During the semester, I'm usually very busy and don't have time to talk to many people, much less set aside time for serious Torah learning, etc. (aside from Partners in Torah, which I fit in 'cause it's ABSOLUTELY necessary), and I get depressed 'cause I have nobody to talk to. Strange? Nah...
Yeah, anyway. I'm over that.
*twiddles thumbs*
2. The second one is about my advisor, who is an absolute gem. He cares about his students to a degree that I haven't seen since...well...high school! ;) What I find about him is that he makes me believe that I can do things that I've always thought I couldn't. So the other day (actually, now it's the other month), he told me to apply to Yale Graduate School for a Ph.D. Me? L'll me? I don't know anything! I'm not that good! Wait...do you really think so?
*Prepare for another self-analysis*
It taught me a lesson. YOU can change a life. YOU have the power to take someone's lowsy self-esteem and bring it up. Because Dr. G. believed that I could do it, I made the effort to prove him right. It's amazing the difference a few kind words will do.
(Incidentally, I'm not at all saying that my teachers in high school didn't do that-they DID! It's interesting what you see from hindsight.)
Now...that wasn't very coherant, was it? Oh well.
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"YOU can change a life. YOU have the power to take someone's lowsy self-esteem and bring it up. .....
It's amazing the difference a few kind words will do."
So true, as always.
#1 - Oy. I sorry. But dear? I think you're special for just being you. And I'm a teacher. In high school. So there.
#2 - It is, in fact, interesting what you see in hindsight. Hm.
Number two is soooooo true. There are a few things I've done recently that I only did because people told me they thought I could. Little, btw comments can make such a big difference.
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