Prompt: Write about a risk that feels both exciting and uncomfortable.
Adjusting to my new school has come with some challenges. Namely, I don’t know that I get along with, or like, many of my colleagues. There’s no animosity, but neither is there a connection. The year has been an exceptional one, in that we had a baby, I got wicked sick in the winter, and then I broke a bone in my wrist on my way to work on the Monday after March Break. Pair all of these things together, and the year has been busy.
Recently, a Position of Responsibility role was posted so I applied for it. The title implies a grander status than the job warrants. I’m still waiting to hear back after the interview. Even my administrators were surprised to see my application come through. Them trying to understand why I applied for the position to satisfy their curiosity become part of the interview itself.
Is it exciting? Not really. Am I made uncomfortable by it? Not as such. Still, it feels like a small risk in an environment I’m not entirely well seated in. Perhaps some good will come of it and I’ll learn little bit more about myself.
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