Transition Time!

September is transition time... the temperatures drop, the leaves change color, NFL and College Football begin their seasons, the gardens are harvested, and of course...the kids go back to school!  This topic weighs heavily on my mind this year in particular because so many of my friends' children are making BIG transitions...so many are starting Kindergarten and others are crossing over to middle school, high school, and even college.  I myself am going through an enormous transition, too.  I recently became ill to the point that I had to give up working in public schools...at least for the time being.  I've been struggling for close to 18 months trying my hardest to recover completely but have reached a plateau which renders me still unable to return to work.  That's it...a plateau...no growth and no decline.  With all this transition going on around me, I've started to feel a little oxymoronic.  Transition, after all, signifies a sense of movement, of growth, of fluidity--not stagnancy, which is what's been going on in my world for the past two years.  So I woke up the other day and thought...something's gotta change.  It was then that I had the idea to start this blog so as to continue my passion of helping people and maintain, or regain rather, the connections with parents, counselors, and educators that have been recently lost due to my withdrawal from the working world. So what if I'm not working for the man anymore?  I have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share and it would be a travesty to let it all go to waste.  So welcome to our journey together.  Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the ride!