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is it really august already??

i know, i know. it has been another few months since i've blogged.  it's a little bit funny though, i was looking back on my last post and i was saying how i was ready for a change/did not still believe i had to work in brockton in order to make the lasting impact i hope to make.  since that blog i have changed jobs and am now working at a juvenile detention program....outside of brockton.  it is interesting how things happen, huh? some days i am real happy at work and other days i miss working in brockton so much. i am very confused as to which is my true feelings on the subject and hope in the next few months i feel more grounded here. my co-workers are good people and i get along with them, but they are not the passionate, fun-loving, and energetic people i worked with in brockton.

i know i ultimately want to be back in brockton working there...i would love to be a community caseworker for dys actually...but i am hoping that i can find peace working here until the next door opens. i believe that i am being groomed here and i believe dys is a good place to work; especially for someone like me who wants to work with delinquent juveniles. i am just having a difficult time being happy here. that is hard for me. i am used to living for my job and now my job is just my job. for the first time in my career i do not get excited to go to work. don't get me wrong, i realize it is healthy not to live for my job however i miss LOVING work. right now i like it most days and tolerate it other days.

with all that being said, the kids are awesome, they are all so unique yet just like any kid (or person for that matter) they want to feel connected to something. getting to know the different culture of each of their home towns is always interesting and then watching them get to know the culture in lock-up too. all-in-all it really isn't that bad. BUT, my heart is definitely still in brockton.

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