"Garden Therapy"

By having lots of requests for outside classes and not to mention monitoring the existing ones, I could barely have time to socialize. The tension is running high since the classes I'm teaching now are crucial for many people's lives, a.k.a careers. Those used to be happy-go-lucky classes. And now? I have to make sure that I at least give my best when I teach before the deadline of their final tests on August 6. Certainly not much time left.

Moreover, out of six high-level managers, only one took the test and had an idea on the format.

The tension, surely, is no just on them. And I've been doing this for

so many years to know that it takes more than just time. It takes determination, skills, intelligence and wits, and this particular group has not shown me satisfying results. With days growing nearer and nearer to August 6, it's only natural that I sometimes feel the burden of the world on my shoulders.

When it's time not think about work and all that and it's time to go home, I stop by and watch new things I might miss in my garden when I arrive home. So many times recently that I just close the gate, leaving all my bags and stuff in the car and go straight to observe whether a new bud grows, a new leaf starts to unwind, or new roots protrude. Then I look for the hose and start to water them and search for dead leaves or wild grass at the same time.

After that "garden therapy", I usually take a bath and sleep happily since I feel so tired already. It really works for me....