The other half of life

I think it's time I give you a little background about my current situation. I graduated college in 2008 ready to take on the world as the most influential and inspiring teacher I could be. I got a job in the summer of 2008 as a teacher in an elementary school. I taught that year and had such a memorable experience. I finally thought, "Everything I have wanted and worked so hard for is finally happening!" I guess I have some bad luck, because at the end of the year I was informed I would not be returning due to budget cuts. For the first time in my life, I found myself with no plan, scared to death, and VULNERABLE! I don't do either of those well.

So now here I am after countless hours searching for a teaching job without any luck. I am living at home, subbing when I can, and feeling pretty pathetic. I never imagined myself in this place. These past five months have seemed like three years. I feel as though I am in a rut, unable to find any hope of getting my way out. So today I decided to watch a comedy, making fun of my situation, and rented Post Grad. Besides making me feel as though I wasn't the only person on the planet going through this unemployment crisis, I found a quote that really made me re-evaluate things. At one part of the movie this man says something along the lines of, "Part of life is what you are doing, the other half is who you are doing it with."

This really made me think about my expectations of my life. Yes I want a job, I want to be successful, and I want to leave my mark on this planet more then anything. But am I forgetting the other half of life? I have never truly been in love and this movie made me stop and question if I am experiencing all of the amazing things life has to offer. So my challenge for myself and anyone else reading this...Take a step back and re-evaluate your life. Are you experiencing ALL life has to offer, or are you only getting half?

I know I'm not going to settle for just half!!!