As you may have noticed, I did not keep up the blog on Life Long Transitions, nor did I ever complete the letter to hand in my notice of retirement. All is well, and I am now preparing that letter for the appropriate time.
That time, is June 29th 2012. That's it! The right date. I tried for this past December, but for me the end of the year is always June. The time of ending. The chance to reflect and prepare for the next year. The gift of having another chance to be a better teacher, to learn from more children. I will miss it.
But, life always produces new challenges and provides gifts of learning through new people. I look forward to continuing my life with Tod. We have taken January to June as a chance for him to make the transition to Fredericton, and for me to join him at the end of the school year. Visits between now and then confirm the love we have for each other. It also confirms that we are persons in our own right, not just a married couple. We bring each other gifts of friends, interests, and solutions to problems.
Tod has a chance to set up his own routines, and develop himself without the stresses of working full time. He has a time to explore our new city, and take advantage of what it has to offer to him. This individual time apart has brought us an awareness of what is important to us.
That time, is June 29th 2012. That's it! The right date. I tried for this past December, but for me the end of the year is always June. The time of ending. The chance to reflect and prepare for the next year. The gift of having another chance to be a better teacher, to learn from more children. I will miss it.
But, life always produces new challenges and provides gifts of learning through new people. I look forward to continuing my life with Tod. We have taken January to June as a chance for him to make the transition to Fredericton, and for me to join him at the end of the school year. Visits between now and then confirm the love we have for each other. It also confirms that we are persons in our own right, not just a married couple. We bring each other gifts of friends, interests, and solutions to problems.
Tod has a chance to set up his own routines, and develop himself without the stresses of working full time. He has a time to explore our new city, and take advantage of what it has to offer to him. This individual time apart has brought us an awareness of what is important to us.
