Getting Back to Me

I never expected this blog to be the place where I would talk about such personal things. I had intended for it just to be about the adventures I have travelling and living in the Vancouver area. 

With that being said it is amazing to me how just being back in school and working towards my goal, has reminded me why I am in the field I am. I was feeling like I wasn't going anywhere and wasn't happy with my life. Last year I had started school but it almost felt like I was starting over. Now that I am in the degree program for Child and Youth Care I actually feel like I am moving forward and that my goal is attainable. I was in my first aid re-certification course a couple weeks ago and talking with a gentleman in the course and he was so excited about what I was taking and saying how there is such a need for it. It's little things like that that make me proud of my decision to go into this field. Working with children and youth is not easy and it is something that I am incredibly passionate about. Being in school has reminded me of that passion and has gotten me excited for the future. 

I am incredibly lucky that my partner is in a similar field being a teacher and he understands some of what I am learning and what I am working with. He is also super supportive of me and understanding when we aren't able to see each other because I have assignments to finish. He also listens to me vent to about how annoying some assignments are and group projects. I could gush about him all day.

I think before I had been stuck in a rut and was not putting the effort in to read about research in the Child and Youth care field. This made me feel like I couldn't move forward or focus on my goal of becoming a counsellor. As I realise that I haven't actually said what my goal is. I want to do my Masters in Counselling Psychology and become some sort of counsellor with youth. It is not a field that you can leave school and not continue to read articles and research. It's a growing and changing field all the time and I wasn't committed to that before. 

Being back in the school routine has helped in others areas of my life as well. I was struggling with getting back into a workout routine and feeling pretty crap about myself. I have put on a bit of weight and instead of feeling sorry for myself and reverting back to old ways I took control. I am currently doing a 30 yoga challenge courtesy of Yoga with Adriene. Who I could not recommend more for anyone wanting to try yoga. I have been a follower of hers for a very long time and fell off the bandwagon after hurting myself and having to do physio. But now I am back and on Day 13 today! It is crazy to see how quickly I have gained back some of the muscle and flexibility. I am not where I would like to be but I am proud of myself for doing something about it and not just sitting around complaining.

This was a longer post than I had intended and covers so many topics. I realise that I haven't been posting as much as I have taken time for me and getting back to feeling like myself. Self care is super important! 

Take care everyone and love yourself!

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