What's life all about, anyway.

Today at work, we had our first rehearsal for the show we're putting on for the kids' parents.

It was an adventure, to say the least.

I never could have seen myself trying to teach singing and acting to autistic kids... but it was so much fun.

When I asked everyone individually if they like to sing or not, and everyone answered yes or no, one boy said to me:

"Well what's life all about, anyway?"

Truly the best quote I've heard in a very long time.

Sometimes I wish I could think that simply about things. Maybe that's what these kids have been placed in my life for. To teach me how to find joy in the simple things again. Because I haven't done that in a long, long time.

I find myself laughing a lot more at work these days. I think I'm letting go of my fears a little bit, and just letting myself love the kids just as much as I loved my kids last summer. They have such distinct personalities and it's going to be such an adventure to really get to know them over the last four weeks of camp.

Granted, I'm scared. Scared that I won't do the best job at being their teacher, but I need to remember just to have fun. Because to them, that's what a good teacher is. Someone who they can have fun with and who they can look up to.

It's time to be happy. Just because. Because I am alive. Because I have a great job with such supportive people. Because I am around kids who never judge me for a second and are the truest example of unconditional love and joy. Because I am around kids who make me laugh non-stop.

Well, what's life all about anyway.