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New Beginning

August 20, 2015 by Sharon

I really started a new beginning today.  I left a job as librarian at my middle school campus when I left Texas.  I had been there almost 20 years.  Today I started a new beginning.  I did a 2 hour observation at the middle school here.  It is quite different from the school I came from.  I observed a classical languages class as well as an intro to Latin!!  Everyone I met was extremely nice.  I have an elementary observation and a high school one left to do so I can start subbing at the schools here.

It is a strange feeling to be a new person.  I feel the same on the inside, but have to remember to say my new last name!!!  ha ha– just a strange feeling.

My daughter is doing well and will begin looking for new apartments this afternoon.  I feel better about her and know that she will be fine.  I was just hoping that she would be settled for another year and not have to worry with a move.

I’m sorry to say that I didn’t end up running yesterday!  I was really thrown for a loop by my mood and just stayed inside all day.  Grief is a weird companion and it was with me all day yesterday.  I just gave in and gave myself a break to stay home.  It is a toss up as to what is the best way to handle grief.  I always believe that getting out and running- or any type of exercise- is better than doing nothing, but sometimes you just need to rest.  I think that is what I needed yesterday.  I’ve promised myself that I’ll get back!!

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After her husband’s sudden and unexpected death, Sharon McCuistian found herself a widow at the age of 48. With two grown children in college, Sharon had to find a way to live in her new reality. She turned to the things she loved to help in her grief: faith, family, and friends. Her love of words and writing became the cathartic venue by which she began to process her loss. It is through her grief journey that Now Choose Life was born. Read More

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