today's instant happy

i don't know who or what caused this, but sometime in the middle of teaching vocabulary today, i realized that i am actually at peace with my life.
calm.
happy.
and despite the horrendous year i had last year, and the struggles i cried about to my family (mainly my mother) and friends, and despite all of the breakdowns and the perpetual desire to give up everything, i'm finally at a place where i really, really like my job. maybe even love it.
and that feeling of calm and contentment that passed over me today was so unexpected yet immensely empowering and freeing.
i've always loved my kids, but the stress and the over, over, overtime (because one "over" could not nearly account for those uber-long days) just made it all seem like it wasn't worth it. today, i smiled and laughed with my new babies, and i realized it was worth it.
finally.
this came on in the car while i sat in the traffic that used to ruin my morning and evening temperament, and i just had to smile. it was like a perfect anthem.
and on a wednesday, no less!
if this is merely a dream, i hope i never wake.
linking up with: grad-itude 101 ♥
Britt