Wisdom Words and Unexpected Mentors

My Mother once wrote to me and said:

 *love yourself

 *Always tell the truth

      To you

      To others

 *Pick your mentors carefully

 *and Remember, I Love My Molly

These are true words of wisdom. 

They may not be the words from the mouth of the Dhali Llama, Ghandi, nor Jesus himself, but they are true power words. The kind of words that make you stop in the middle of your day and reflect; reflect on your life, your purpose, your friends, your spouse, your dream, anything. You see, they contain the three most important ingredients:

Simplicity

Honesty

& Love

Moving to Korea has been a big step for me, on the one hand i'm finally fulfilling my dream of living abroad, living truly independently, and honestly? I can't imagine living any other way. I'm content here, happy to trip down the sidewalk, chin up, sounding out the korean words on every billboard and sign I see. I'm happy, and that's the bottom line. This happiness doesn't mean that i've stopped growing, in fact, it means that i'm seeking more and more opportunities to excel. I recently met this woman named Emily, she is in her second year as a teacher here in Korea and she is fabulous. She has her english teaching credentials and her TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), along with her B.A. in English. To put it short, she is my new mentor whether she realizes it or not. Everyday this week we have taught together and I find that i'm improving by leaps and bounds. She is patient, understanding, and forthcoming in her knowledge about teaching. All of the things that I so desperately crave. Everyday she helps me work through small problems that come up, finding new and better ways to solve discipline problems etc. It's been wonderful, an unexpected (but extremely welcome) surprise. I just wanted to take a second to thank all those people that have guided me, taught me, held my hand, held out a shoulder, or just plain been an accomplice. Without the love and guidance of those around us, those fabulous people we surround ourselves by, we may never fully achieve our true dreams. 

Anyeong!