Interruptions and Surprises

It seems that my blog has recently taken on a singular tone, whereby I am wondering aloud the best time to make a change.  And not only am I concerned with the time, but also the best way to go about it.  Change is never easy, and it seems harder for me.  This is a common outlook for folks, thinking that our circumstances are the worst.  We have this "poor me, woe to us" syndrome which makes it very difficult to put our problems and despairs in perspective.  Further, it's even crazy hard for us to properly laud our triumphs, consumed as we are with comparisons.  If, for example, we do something tremendous, we will inevitably look over at Charlie with slight pangs of jealousy, for he was able to do the same thing cheaper and at a younger age.  It's a never-ending cycle of defeat by the innermost workings of our fragile psyches.  I wonder if anyone is immune to this...

And then, almost as if real life finally decided to mesh with my words, I got a job!  I will be teaching Econ/Civics, World History, and 9th grade English at Madison High School in Madison Heights, Michigan!  Suddenly it feels like my heart is lifted.  But to what extent?  I'm going to update more on this tomorrow.  But I wanted to make this my announcement post!