Day 245 -- Anticipation, excitement, anxiety

Anticipation -- the past couple of days have been filled with various feelings about the oncoming academic term. For the most part, it is exciting -- seeing returning students, meeting new students, and catching up with colleagues. Some of the feelings aren't as filled with excitement -- worry about performing adequately as course instructor, fear of embarking on a new course, concern over the number of things that need doing this week. Luckily, the positive outweighs the negative for most of the day <smile>. As the work pace ramps up, the balance does tend to shift, though.

Several people asked me today if I was 'ready' -- not sure what that means -- or 'excited' about the new term. The latter question was answered by my colleague's next sentence. "Well, we should be excited because we'll be doing it for the next 8 months." Well said. I laughed about the anxieties we all feel at this time of year. Today, I chose not to let it all collapse in on me quite yet. Sort of a 'don't bring your negative stuff my way today' type of feeling. This thought could be directed to me as much as anyone else.

A couple of lines ran through my head from a great song that speaks to me about relaxing and not obsessing on things beyond my control -- for now. <smile>  Enjoy!

Looking out my Back Door -- CCR