tracythomp - ok ok i'm posting

I am finally able to sit down to post. I never really have the time lately. Things are good though, i am happy. I have found that I am really enjoying working with adolescents man they are rough though. Mom and Dad I am sorry for everytime I ever rolled my eyes. ITs like when all else fails, even if they know their wrong you still get an eye roll ugh it drives me nuts. The thing i like about it is i don't have to deal with it. The people in my position on this unit pride themselves on being COunselors. Although I was supposed to be a counselor type figure on the other unit I was more a waitress i feel like. I had no authority to be therapeutic. On this unit the more intense i get with the kids and the more i make them work on what they are there for the better. Today we talked about a lot of issues like what makes us happy, what do we wish were different for us? It was good they responded well to is. I had been iffy on whether i really liked it or not till today. Honestly i think i was nervous about leading a group because i didn'tknow if i was capible of really telling these kids what they needed to do to make life better. Come to find out i can.
I have definately become busy with school. I am in the beginnings of it still so i haven't jumped into the really interesting stuff yet. It is good though just a lot of rules and regulations i need to know. I ran yesterday and it felt so good. Adam is trying to convince me we need to get rid of the gym pass because i'm so busy that i don't have time to use it, but after my run yesterday it was like an addiction i couldn't give up.
I feel bad for kelsie because i too have found joy and relief in running. Unless you are a regular excerciser you don't know this joy but i promise I am not athletic and I LOVE IT. A few guys at work have decided to run in the music city marathon in 2008. I'm not sure i can do the whole 26 miles but i am really going to try hard to do the half marathon. It would feel so good. Last summer I remember how hard i struggled just to get to a mile. Now i run at least a mile every time. I am growing and i can tell. I think it is exciting to watch progress. Whether physically, mentally or emotionally rewards are to be found in growth. I think that is why i keep going is because the pain of the present is nothing to be compared with the reward of the future. alright i think i'm getting to mushy, but i have definately motivated myself to go get my tennis shoes...