Family and Stress...and when things just work out.

Look outside. Go for a walk. Go for a bike ride. It’s beautiful isn’t it? I’ve been biking to university every day I am there and I just feel extremely blessed to be living in a place that has seasons. I cannot imagine having only summer all the time with maybe a rainy season thrown in here or there. Even though the leaves are dying, I feel genuine life in the crisp fall air.

As I said I am going to school this year, taking quite a few classes that incorporate a lot of writing and I am also working a couple days a week in a café so life is kind of busy. I am amazed when I have time for anything else. My family has been such a great support. After the first day of school I came home and was pretty stressed about a couple of my classes. In one I had a 10 page paper to start right away and the other I felt like it was kind of over my head. That night I could hardly sleep because I was stressed whether I should risk getting a bad mark or just drop the course which would have been the easy way out. I talked to my mom about it and she reminded me that it was only the first class and that I could do it and everything was going to be alright. I felt such a sense of calm after that and I realized I wanted to learn about the topic of this course and it didn’t matter if I didn’t do so well. My family and those around me are what count and I’m sure they were affected when I was stressed and complaining the whole time.

Now that class is one of my favourites and I enjoy doing the readings and challenging myself. I am always amazed when things just work out and I just know that there is an ultimate plan for me.

Naomi Langelotz
Counselor, Moose Lake.