Sailed through another “storm”.
Counsellor N gave a good analogy yesterday. As long as the fundamentals are good, do not be afraid even if there are waves.
Yes, try even to enjoy the rocking of the boat of life in the turbulent sea. And have faith that things are not as bad as they seems.
CH came back with 75 for his English Comprehension tests. He was allowed 10 more minutes in a room upstairs due to his dyslexia. Glad to see that he is improving.
Pressure on Y is easing a bit now that the quarter is coming to an end. She will be off for another 3.5 hr hiking in preparation for her trip to Huangshan. She scratched her calves and left ankle badly when she jumped off the accelerating bike at the school gym yesterday. Poor thing. She struggled a bit on the story/play on the digestive system required for Science. Not an easy task. And she succumbed to sleepiness around mid-night.
Driver sent Y and L, and Y rushed her story in the mini-van, calling Dad to seek information on how the colon tackle the stuff which pass through it. C and I hailed a taxi to go to school. I coached him on exam psychology — how to control anxiety at the right level to obtain optimum performance. This I learned when I accompanied G to see Dr. C recently. It’s amazing indeed how you gain more than you give when you try to help someone!!!
Met WHF’s mom at school gate. Understand the pressure she and WHF are under, as much as CH & I. It is kind of comforting to know that the problem is shared by a lot of classmates. What does this tell us? With some kind of sociological imagination (thanks to C Wright Mills), we should perhaps try to tackle our problems at the school or even societal level. Grand vision, and may God help us!!!
Gotta assist L with her college app. ED is closing in nine days. Essays have to be re-written and written. Forms to be filled out and facts checked. Not sure how much I can help. But still grateful for being able to accompany her in all these. Our relationship is coming out very strong. Thank God.
Need to lock myself up at home again, and declined invitation to lunches (this time with M from Toronto) for a third time this week. Really need to conserve energy for the kids. I find myself losing calm if I go out too much.
3K will set out for a short sailing trip. He just mentioned that he put my name as his next-of-kin for yacht club. Of course. Have a safe trip!
Here’s a hymn which I love. Hope you’ll enjoy it too.
As the deer
