AmeriCorps, Moving, Basara, and James A. Owen, among other things

[truffula_trees]

I finally finished my year as an AmeriCorps VISTA. There were good and bad things about my year of service, but I did learn some things about myself, and although I wasn't as effective as I should have or perhaps could have been, I did accomplish a few things and help several people. I didn't care for the vagueness of the project, and although I'

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[coppervale]

LOL... thanks for the kind words.

Which last line?

[truffula_trees]

Oh...err...this is a little embarrassing, but the last sentence of The Shadow Dragons (in the Author's Note). As you can tell by looking at my post history, I very rarely make proper use of my livejournal, though something about your books nearly always compels me to write something. If you really want to read it, the post in which I discuss why that line bothered me is this one: http://truffula-trees.livejournal.com/35143.html.

[coppervale]

;)

All being a Caretaker means is that you're someone who believes magic is real, and knows where it can be found.

To someone educated, grown, and more secure with their place in the world, I can see where that line would come across as confidence (or even arrogance). But the fact that I wear this watch means something entirely different to some of the kids I speak to.

It means hope - hope that there might be something better to find in this life. They're who that line was for.

[truffula_trees]

And I hope it does them a world of good! You can never be certain of how your words and actions are going to influence others, but you can only hope that they reach the right person at the right time, and I admire you for your efforts in this area.

It's funny how a line of text can mean so many different things to so many different people. I'm still embarrassed that it bothered me, but my gut feelings don't always make sense. Then again, if I hadn't felt so strongly about it, I wouldn't have written about it to try to make sense of my reaction, and we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Some days I'm not so sure about the "educated, grown, and more secure with my place in the world" part, but thanks for the vote of confidence and for responding to my post. Thank you for the gifts you share with the world, and best of luck to you! I look forward to reading more of your work.