Sunday, October 24, 2010

Still I blog

If anyone stumbles across thing thing---I still blog. I have returned to my xanga http://sarahflorida1085.xanga.com/ where I originally blogged to do all of my blogging which includes things in the social work field as well as things personally about me. Thanks for reading and come find me there :).

Thursday, April 29, 2010

The End of The Beginning of Something Wonderful

Wow...yes, wow!

Yesterday was my last grad class...though I still have a field sem class for my internship this summer, this is technically the last class of my graduate school career. I don't have to pound out papers anymore, I don't have to wonder how I am going to get done all the work, I don't have to stress about school. It's just about over. Yesterday, we talked about termination. We talked about our experience in grad school-and I got really, really sad. Maybe it is because this semester has been so painful, not in terms of school but in terms of life. Here are these wonderful people I met and shared many classes with. People that were so different from me, yet have shared my passion for helping people. And now we are all going our separate ways. Maybe because so many people have come and gone so frequently in my life that makes this ending harder. I know I need to work on being able to end things better. For now, writing is how I cope though. It's easier for me to write when the emotions are strong. It's easier to project my true feelings through writing because as I showed yesterday, orally I can only say so much. There is so much I left out when I spoke in class that I wanted to say about this whole experience, but oh well, I will continue to write about it to process it and maybe that will help.

I can really say that I didn't know much of who I was when I started the program, and I still feel that way every now and then, but what I do know now is that now I have a purpose in my life at this time and that is to be a social worker. I know that this is the profession for me. I know that I understand pain and I understand that there can be healing and I know that people need support and as a social worker I help to empower people who have had rough times. I hope to use the tools I have gained to reach people and touch them, if only for a short period of time with the compassion that is innate in me. I know I will see horrible things in this field, I know people will let me down but it is the positive stories I will cling to. It is the people who willingly accept the help and want to change that will bring me joy. I will be looking for little things everyday to keep my passion for the field going. I take time outside of my career to enjoy life-to restore community with my biological family and build relationships with new friends. Most importantly, I will look to God and the example of Jesus to renew and continually inspire me.

On a side note, now that I am done with all those papers, I am sitting here thinking I am not being productive enough. Haha! I need to relax and enjoy this moment...and sleep-I am very exhausted from all that driving!

In just a little over a week, the celebration of this accomplishment will come, then I will revisit these emotions all over again and most likely, you will hear about them :D.

It's been a long road but I made it!

In just a short time I will be able to put MSW to this name of mine...yay!

Life is complicated, but it is beautiful.

Monday, March 22, 2010

social action in within all of us

I will not let the immaturity of some change the fact that I am for social justice for those who are oppressed in this country, I as a social worker will advocate for the good of others as I was trained to do so and as my passion to help others live better lives drives me to. Despite harsh opinions, derogatory language, and pop lingo against any positive reform and policy change, the bitter truth remains that there are hurting people out there-a lot of them. These are the people who cannot fight for themselves. They are victims of a society who has tried to ignore them, a society who has lacked compassion. We need not wait for another tragedy to hit before we act. It is time to rise up and fight for the good of others. It is time to help others as we are able. It is time to spread love as Jesus did. It is time to stop judging, stop the name calling, stop the hated, and change for the better. Love can cover a multitude of sins. Come on people, lets be united, lets stand up and grow up. Let the beauty rise from the ashes. Let's stop living for ourselves and unite.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

What I Am Looking Forward to In 2010

I am most looking foward to finishing school FOREVER! I will be graduating in May of this year with my Master's in Social Work. As I have written a lot about my experience on here, I am well due to be finished with school. I have been pursuing a higher education since 2005, first completing my BA in Psychology in May 2008 and I will be officially done in August of this year upon completing my internship practicum in my advanced placement as a Social Work. It is a big deal to me because I have come a long ways. I have every right to look forward to a degree that can benefit me, but is also going to be used towards helping others find hope, resources, and motivation to change their lives for the better. Through the compassion and knowledge I use to help others, I pray for my efforts as a Social Worker to be effective and beneficial to this society in need.