And So It Begins...

Hello,

My name is Sarasparilla "Sassy" Jones. More commonly known as "Ms. Jones" to my students. No, I am not a teacher. I am a guidance counselor. A high school guidance counselor. A high school guidance counselor in a community where parents are prestigious college professors, CEO's of Fortune 500 companies, and directors of large philanthropic organizations.

As a service provider to the elite I see a lot of typical stuff, but let's be blunt: I also see a lot of crazy shit. Emphasis on crazy. Or perhaps replace it with "unnecessary" because a lot of what I see is self-induced stress from the inability to relinquish control, and the inability to sit with stress. Add to that the incessant drive to "get ahead", the lack of recognizing one's connection to the greater world (other than to collect benefit from it), and the mindset that one is in a place to be served, not to serve others.

Welcome to Southern Horizons High School. Welcome to my world.

I have survived my first year and am in the quiet before the storm. September is fast approaching. I am buckling in for a ride. And I'm taking you with me.

Real person. Real school. Different identities.