Monday, 02 August 2010 -- Day 225 (238)

Every once in a while I catch glimpses of my old life. Today when driving home from the fast track I'm teaching, I felt almost giddy thinking about how well this first day of class went. Days like today remind me why I became a teacher. Having students who are excited to learn what I have to teach is stimulating. I've had a two-month break from teaching so part of my excitement comes from feeling revitalized. I'm out of shape for teaching eight solid hours so I'm tired, but even through the fatigue I had a moment where I remembered why I do what I do. I teach this same fast track every year, and last year when I taught it I had just returned from a family vacation in Mexico, and Mom was still alive. Just for that moment I felt like I did last year when everything and everyone in my life was in order. Many parts of my world are out of orbit now, but for just one split second I felt whole.