Today I am thankful that I was born:
Into a family that loves me it's amazing how many children don't.
Into a family where my childhood innocence was never compromised, that not only did my parents never abuse me but they protected me from anyone who might have. It's disgusting how many kids are abused and how many kids tell their parents someone is abusing them only to have their parents not believe them, or ignore them.
With no mental illnesses, seeing children struggle with a mental illness is heartbreaking.
Blessed enough to always have a roof over my head and food on the table.
I am thankful that I have never been shot or been shot at.
I am thankful that I get to go to college.
I am thankful that I have two parents who are alive and well.
I am thankful that I am healthy.
This list could go on as I think about all the cases I read and the clients I see. Burnout is a common thing in the profession of social work. Seeing such horrible things daily is something that many people can't handle for to long, it wears on you. Though I have only been "in the field" for a few months when I leave my internship in some weird way I feel revived. I feel thankful for my life and like I desperately want to live it and celebrate my blessings. In some weird way, that is hard to put into words, I feel like I owe it to these kids to live my life to it's fullest, I feel if they could look at my life and the way I am living with all I have been blessed with I don't want them to look at me and say wow what a waste. (hopefully that makes sense)
I have been blessed beyond belief and I am so thankful.
1 comment:
Sarah, I am thankful for your blog post! I think it's great what you're doing. Those kids will be blessed to have you working with them, and what you might not know is that you're peobably their only hope. SO many kids don't have anyone to look up to, but now they'll have you :)
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