Life is for those who LIVE!!!

I just re-read a book that I read back in middle school and I find that only now can I truly grasp its concepts. Life is funny in that way. So I thought I would share them with you guys. Whoever reads my silly blogs. At least this one might help someone feel better. The book is called Illusions by Richard Bach. It's about a man who flies planes for a living and he meets a mysterious man. After becoming friends, he finds out that this mystery man turns out to be a messiah. The messiah begins to teach him all about the illusions that are in this life and how he too could become a messiah if only he learned to open his eyes to the illusions around him. It's a short book and pretty interesting. Like I said I read it in middle school. It isn't a hard book or full of religious metaphors. Mostly it's about illusions in our life. Anyways. The passages that spoke to me were as follows Of course you can quit! Quit anything you want, if you change your mind about do

Things I've learned from my first year of teaching: 1. My first year of teaching was hard...... but not as hard as I anticipated.... I think I heard wayyyyy too many horror stories... Either that or next year will be my first year "do over" from hell 2. Fire drills NEVER happen when you want them to. And they always last longer than they should. 3. One kid can hugely impact the way a classroom behaves (and almost always to the negative). And that one kid is HARDLY EVER absent... unfortunately 4. The LA department really is the best department on campus. 5. About a week ago i found myself in the middle of an argument that had lasted wayyyyyy longer than it should have. Suddenly a light bulb went off and I heard angels singing and then i realized "WHY THE HECK AM I STILL ARGUING WITH A 7th GRADER???? I'm the boss here" It was one of those crystal clear moments where I realized exactly what I was doing wrong in that exact moment. 6. I don't have

At first I thought, who am I to judge? But on second thought, who am I NOT to judge? At least by judging I am standing up and saying “This is not OK”. I cannot stand for this. From the start I knew I would be picked. And at first it was interesting to see all of the people from all walks of life. 60+ of us sitting before a judge and having 2 lawyers ask us random questions. Some were put on the spot. Still others were passed over. There seemed no plan or rhyme to their methods, at least not that I could see. The mood was tense. Most of us didn’t want to be there. I sat expectantly, knowing at the end that I would be picked. Gradually, the people one by one started fading away and you could see who wouldn’t be picked. I could have answered differently and saved myself the grief but I didn’t. I was honest. When they called my name and I sat among 11 others, we were all unsure and all a little irritated- especially when the judge told us to expect to clear our schedules fo

You came to me last night in a dream. It was one of the sweetest dreams ever. I awoke and realized that this piece of me that I had given up- that I had locked away- that I thought had died, was in fact alive. It made me realize that these thoughts I have of our relationship I can have in my own life in other areas. It doesn’t have to be the way it is now. It doesn’t have to be hurtful or contain guilt. It can be about love, respect, honor, affection. I feel like I have this huge hole in my life and you are filling that space with your presence. You somehow know my need for approval and love. You are giving to me what I haven’t had in so long. What I gave up in another, I have found in you.  I’ve needed this direction. I’ve needed someone to show me how to be the best. How to have this relationship without hurt. It is possible. And for the first time in a long while,  I feel like it is possible. I don’t have to feel this way and they don’t have to feel the same way about