Jamie
6/22/2020
9:29:06 AM | |  | |
Hello, everyone.
It has been a long time since I posted in my own thread, other than in response to someone else.
I am enjoying my “summer vacation” from teaching because it is so permanent! Retirement has allowed me to get more restorative sleep (I have even begun to dream again, which means I am experiencing deeper levels of sleep instead of insomnia). I am hydrating myself better from the time I get up until the time I start to wind down for the night. My stress level is way down. I have refused to allow my mind to become stressed over my upcoming move to North Carolina...or anything/anyone else, for that matter. I absolutely cannot follow a strict keto diet without a gall bladder, so I am working very hard to eat in a way that is plant-based and gut-healing. It’s a process. All of my issues started in my gut a long time ago. It’s time to finally resolve them.
I have had some students reach out to me already. I guess they miss their teacher a little bit! It’s really nice to hear from them. It tells me that I made a huge difference. Even though I made a lot of bad decisions for myself related to my health over the course of my 32-year career, I absolutely did not make a mistake about teaching adolescents. I have so many incredible and positive memories that keep me going when this illness brings me down.
I’m also working very hard at staying calm and positive. I am finally reading the Bible from start to finish. I read every day: sometimes a lot, sometimes just a little. I have made my way through Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus (oh, Leviticus was a tough read!), and have now started Numbers. I pray every day. Interestingly, I hear God talking to me a lot more. Perhaps I just needed my life to be quiet enough to hear Him.
I keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all!
Jamie |
