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Wednesday, 10 May 06 :: news and goods

we start nearly every meeting at LEAD with news and goods. news and goods is anything that is new and good, old and bad or any combination thereof that is going on in your life as quoted from s.

so what is new and good in my life?

i helped a teen yesterday deal with some stuff. that was really sweet. and it was really sweet to see them ask for support from other teens at the end of group yesterday. i never thought that counseling a teenager would be a part of the work i do, and i never would have thought that i could do it, and that it would recharge me.
i'm going to be on the water for the first time in a long time on saturday. its our group outdoor trip for the month, and its a rafting trip down the mckenzie. i'm looking forward to it.. not only to spending the time with the teens and folks from work, but also it may just spur me into getting back on the water in a kayak. its been a long time.
i'm going to learn some re-evaluation counseling theory. i've been wanting to get involved with the co-counseling community for awhile, but there aren't classes being offered, so i asked a new friend to teach me some theory, and he said yes. i'm quite jazzed about that. i'm excited to learn more counseling skills because i've found i really enjoy helping people that way (and what i learn about helping others i apply to myself). hopefully i'll be able to learn enough so i don't have to track down a fundamentals class so i can jump into the community in logan (if there is one).
its been terribly warm outside and so i've been biking nearly everywhere i go except when i pick up teens. it feels good on my body and i hope to find the time to start biking longer distances. i really do love being on my bike.
i've been working on the new website. its taken a long time and i can't wait till i'm done. i have other things i want to work on for nuestro lugar. i want to leave something for people when i leave besides the website and the stuff i want to work on is that very thing. plus i can't wait for us to get a new website, the current one can be improved on, a lot. and its happening.
a HoN friend to ask me to be a part of a group to support her with some things. this friend has imparted wisdom to me that i am extremely appreciative of, and so i'm touched that she thought of me. i've decided to skip other things tommorrow night so i can be a part of it.
i'm spending a lot of time being introspective about myself and how i move about in the world and my own inner world. it's amazing how much i'm learning and seeing. i'm moving beyond my chronic illness and that is a nice thing.
lastly. election night is next tuesday. as always i appreciate the work done by the campaign staffers. i know how hard the work is (you don't see me doing it this season, do you?) and how little thanks most campaign staffers get for it. i hope everything turns out well for the candidates i'm supporting. i plan to stop by both the lane co. fairgrounds and a party for a candidate who's private reception i was invited too next tuesday night (again, touched that i was invited to this reception).

posted by brooke at May 10, 2006 09:21 PM

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i'm brooke, born in '73. i am currently a phd student in instructional technology. this is the blog where i capture all the neurotic, and the few non-neurotic, moments that seem to come with being a phd student (if you want to read less neuroses and more professionalism go to: oer's, dl's, reuse and culture: it's about a phd student researching digital resources in a multicultural world). i have been from eugene, oregon for a long time.. 8 years specifically (its my home now, but i grew up in southwestern virginia), but now i'm here in logan, utah at utah state university. after finding my roots in eugene i never could have expected that i would leave that liberal oasis and head to utah. but i did and there are days when its a blessing and days when i'm tempted to go back to oregon and beg the folks at lost valley educational center to let me move in. but i won't leave because there are days when this process is better than any kind of high i could ever imagine. what else? i collect things, i have 2 cats, 2 kayaks, 2 laptops (i'm a geek - one mac, one pc). i can be emailed at brookesblog@rivervision.com.