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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Sunday, March 20, 2005
End of Vacation / Beginning of the End
I've really enjoyed spring break and look forward to this full-time. This has actually felt like it's been two weeks. Sometimes that isn't the case. I do dread going back to work but will be back into it and enjoy knowing it's my last two grading periods ever! I have good classes and a great schedule, so I'm ending on a positive note. I'm looking forward to carving out a life based on my own schedule at my own pace. It would be helpful to have more money coming in, but I can get part-time jobs for that, and it might be interesting to check out other options. I can work 100 days for half my salary for any state agency. I'm going to check into this if there is anything local I can find but not before I take time off to clean and organize my house. I want to get that done and to enjoy not working for as long as it takes. Then I'll see what I can find that isn't teaching. I've put that book on the shelf and am ready for other things. Something will turn up. Actually, one already has. When I had a reflexology appointment last week, they offered me a very part-time job there for one day a week, so I will be working at the Dickson Vitamin Center (Feet and More) on Hwy 46 next to Lily's Chinese restaurant and the Sherwin Williams paint store. This will help me afford supplements and reflexology. Stay tuned! :-)
11:49:00 AM
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