Today's question at Wishcasting Wednesday is: "Where do you wish to make a difference." This seems like an awesome question for me today, as I had my meeting for "displaced" employees this afternoon... seeing the other employees who were cut was pretty traumatic, but one very very very good thing happened:
I found out that I CAN take college classes WHILE drawing unemployment. In fact, because I am "displaced," they may even help PAY for my classes!!!
Suddenly I actually have the tools at my fingertips to accomplish my dream - to become a social worker, and make a difference!
CAN one person make a difference? Yes, I wholeheartedly believe they can. One person, being kind to a person from another country, can make a difference toward world peace. One person, being generous to another, can cause a ripple of generosity to spread and make the world a little less selfish. If even one child is given a word of encouragement when life seems like more than they can take, when they feel like it's impossible to overcome the obstacles in their way, or when everyone else is telling them it's not even worth trying... generations of children to come can be affected.
Do I feel strong enough for this? No. I feel completely inadequate. I am terrified of huge caseloads and broken children slipping through cracks. I'm worried that I'll become overwhelmed by the pain of those around me, or frustrated beyond repair by adults who can't see the damage they do to each other and their children. But for this moment, I'm chosing to give it a shot, and to show love and encouragement to as many children as I can for as long as I can take it. Maybe it is just a tiny drop in the gnormous bucket of abuse... but it's one more drop than there would be without me.
12 comments:
As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you also.
As you wish for yourself, so i wish for you also.
I wish you light in the darkness. Pluck the blossoming dawn from the deepest stalk of night.
One person can make a difference. For, we are each one.
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As Jana wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
I have a lot of social workers in my family, and i happened to marry one... so while there ARE kids that slip through the cracks, and there ARE horrendous workloads... there's also a lot of love and joy. and it is the sort of career that people leave and come back to.
As a foster mom I can tell you there's always room for a social worker who cares. You can definitely make a difference.
As Jana wishes for herself, I wish for her also.
I don't think you can do it, I KNOW you can do it. Yes absolutely draw on your own experiences and you will definitely find other people out there who feel the same as you do.
As Jana wishes for herself, I wish for her also. Yes, you can make a difference to all of the children that you meet. I can hear so much excitement and enthusiasm and caring in your voice and they will too.
As Jana wishes for herself, I wish for her also.
Jana-please visit my blog. You will read that I understand your desire to become a social worker.
Blessing to you!
As Jana wishes for herself, so I wish for her also. May it be so.
As Jana wishes for herself, so do I wish for her also!
Best of luck to you, Jana. I hope your wish comes true.
Thank you for the virtual hug and for the thoughts and prayers regarding Sage...still looking for the Miracle but I know I'll find it someday!
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