The law of vibration pushes me up the spiral

The journey up the spiral continues.

When I moved to Los Angeles to further my editing career, this is not
what I imagined.

By all accounts, I think it is safe to blog about this as the
investment the school is making in my training gives me confidence
they are serious about this transition for me. Patience, timing, and
confidence has landed me my editing class beyond what I would have
had the nerve to ask for a few years ago. All for the best, perhaps,
considering earlier obstacles of finishing my credential status and
the luxury of having the time to grow as an English teacher which has
fed my growth as a writer.

Now, without any effort of mine (except a letter opening myself up to
the invitation), the intro to computers position I had been offered
has expanded into a hybrid intro to computers and intro to digital
media course. Through a specially funded program for Career and
Technical Education, I will be sent to become an Apple Certified
Trainer in Final Cut Pro and all the other programs in the FCP
suite. Though I worked primarily on Avid, some of will be review,
but I will properly learn the bells and whistles (and fundamentals)
of FCP. As time goes on, the sequence of classes will hopefully
expand to more advanced production and editing, as well as graphic
arts and animation (a currently costly, and therefore, not definite
implementation). It is wonderfully exciting to think of using my
teaching skills and my experience in editing to open up new and very
tangible avenues for students. To me, editing is never so far from
writing-- storytelling at the root of each -- so I do not feel like I
am totally abandoning my interests in writing and English (it's all
about communication, too).

What makes this possible? Perhaps the law of attraction, the
harmonizing of vibrational energy. Just as I complete my clear
credential, freeing me from having to carry a full course load in
English, just as I find the graduate program I want to pursue and ask
for guidance on how to manage teaching full time with graduate
classes, just as my gypsy soul longs for change, it all happens: a
new principal, a new initiative by Apple, shifting in personnel at my
school. My lab will be equipped with 30 Macbook Pros, all with
Final Cut. A nice perk will be one for my own use. One of the
most exciting aspects of the meeting with the Apple reps, my
colleagues, and my principal was the respect from everyone in the
room for my experience in the field and the seriousness taken of my
concerns, questions, and recommendations. For one of the first times
in my teaching career, I really felt a sense of confidence and purpose.

Now, if only I could finish that grad school application. And I
still have this final semester of my English classes, which I will
miss somewhat, to prepare. I look forward to seeing my senior
classes and ending this phase of my career with much success and joy.