Feeling Battered

  

This is a picture of a very strong image I had this morning as I woke up.  Of feeling very battered and of having bruises all over my body.

Funnily enough it has helped me be a bit more gentle with myself today and as a result I feel a lot better.  I have had a battering - emotional rather than physical - but the way to healing it is the same.  I must be gentle with myself and give myself enough time and space to heal.  So no rushing off to start new projects and 'trying to get everything done' when I really don't feel like it.

Rachael has her first interview today as a teacher of physics.  According to her there is a huge shortage of physics teachers such that if she gets the job she might be sent on a special course to learn how to teach physics.  On the other hand, if a physics specialist is part of the short list however brilliant she is as a teacher there is no way she will get the job!  The job is in Sheffield so its clear that this is where she wants to be for the next few years.

I hope she gets the job and/or something else wonderful happens!  I should know later on this evening.