This summer has been incredible. Wowza.
AHH
GAHHHH
Today. This week. This summer. This year. My life. All of it has been a horrible, perfect mess. Yes, my life is so perfect right now. I have like zero responsibilities at the moment. It's beautiful! All I do is plan my social life, make money, have fun, play with kids, eat like no body's business, and just embrace life.
Yes, summer has most definitely been about embracing my bliss.
But I'm super excited to share that I have a new bliss/passion in my life and that new bliss comes from volunteer interning at a Physical Therapy clinic a few minutes from home.
On my first day, I just stood and observed while the PTA's, PT's and OT's did their thing. Then, I got more comfortable with the staff and patients and then I was everywhere, learning and watching and LOVING every moment of it. It was just such a positive environment to be a part of - to be intimately linked to someone's healing. I mean, how much more Christ-like is that?
One of my favorite memories of this PT clinic has got to be when an elderly lady tells me about her passions in life like her family and their dreams, then looks me in the eyes and tells me that she knows I'll do great things. How awesome would it be to interact with patients like that everyday?
The reason why I fell in love with PT is that it incorporates everything I am. Seriously though - it has the emotional and social connection that I need. It gives me the intellectual challenges and fine tunes problem solving skills. Physical therapy is both psychological and spiritual in that you are treating a patient whose body might be injured, but you are also dealing with the patient's suffering. But it also incorporates my athleticism with hands on activities, stretches, understanding and working with the body. Its in touch with my feminine roles of nurturing and taking care of others. It works with my personality in that I love to take charge, direct, and teach others. And I also value positive energy.
All I know is that God has clearly led me into this direction for a reason, even if I don't know His plans this moment. I have no idea what the finished product will look like. All I know is that this new passion happened for a reason and I am just going to embrace it and grow with it.
