Making Room for the New

another blog entry written in collaboration with Chat GPT

I’ve applied for jobs at CVS and Food Lion. I plan to apply for more jobs: Whole Foods, Lowes, Home Depot. I’ve followed up on letters and even fantasized about renting an office on Legion Road. I’ve also taken naps, walked away from the computer when I couldn’t do one more thing.

This in-between space is sacred (says Chat GPT) it’s where the old self sheds and the new self stirs. I’m learning that progress isn’t just doing – it’s resting, grieving, choosing again.

The woman I’m becoming? I trust her. She’s resourceful. She’s brave. She’s me.

Published by Jessie

I identify as a teacher of English for English language learners, EC, and Social Studies; I have expertise in the humanities, am experienced in studying Language Arts, Reading, Arithmetic-for-practical-purposes, and Algebra-I. I have striven to broaden and deepen my capabilities to maintain my integrity as a worker in the American economy since 1977 when I started working, as a cashier in fast food. Since then, I have served as a camp counselor, a work-study student in college, a puppet-wagon lady in the summer. I tutored privately, and in an academic institution and with a Learning Center. I taught as an intern teacher, a licensed teacher, and a Community College Instructor. I have also been a retail administrative assistant, and a caregiver.

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