Friday night, again, though at least I'm not drinking wine and writing test questions like last week. I honestly forgot about the wine until just now- probably too late to start on that now.
Today I am trusting that the sense of peace I've found in the last day or two will stay with me. This whole classroom teaching thing is still messy and challenging, but I'm feeling better about it than I was last weekend...Monday...Tuesday...you get the idea.
Today I am grateful for friends who have the magic words- which sometimes are no words at all- to help hold your heart together when it's hurting. A few of you have pasted me and my heart back together this past week. You know who you are and I love you.
Today I am inspired by a book I wish I would have read a long time ago. Parker J. Palmer's The Courage to Teach is currently on my bedside table. And while it's easy for me to say I should have read it years ago, I'm cognizant that the timing of many of the messages is perfectly timed for me right now. Note: I'm not just a fan because he says that preschool teachers who do their jobs well have education figured out better than anyone else.
Today I have faith in honesty, in vulnerability, even when they are scary places (and they are!)
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