Limation

You remember as a kid riding the swings? You reach the top and just as you start down your stomach jumps. That feeling never goes away and it never gets old. That is the most free you ever feel. Your heart if filled with joy. There should always be pleasures so simple in life. I suggest that we all find one. If not, go ride a swing.

Libation

A toast! To all those who live each day with a smile, warm heart and carry a battle axe.

Affirmation

To wake up a morning in dread, spend a day uncomfortable and on the verge of tears, then to have superior interactions with parents of my student affirming my place on this planet... Wow... emotional drain! I can't believe how I feel. I am needed and valued. I just wish that everyone knew it. Some parents make an extra special effort to ruin our days. Some make an extra special effort to make us feel loved. I hope the good out number the bad or I need to choose another profession. Back to school night has become a 10 minute campaign for support. I hope you all worked on your speeches. Some constituents already back you, trust you, love you... other are on the fence. Work hard to win the election. I think I won.
Note to self: Speak slower with annunciation... Minor detail!

Bitchtion

Ok, I made that one up. But really, I feel as if I have earned the right. So deal with it.
I am a very lucky girl. I can have a weird day - as men call it a PMS day - and yet whisk away to a happy happy land with just a simple glass (or two) of wine. I went with the cheap stuff. You know the type that loosens inhibitions but keep you working. Ah the beauty of it all. Chris Rock said that every woman has another woman at her work that drives her crazy. So, you all must be able to relate. "Uh huh, really? you don't say, really? No! Uh huh, I told you that Bitch was crazy."
You see, that gal at the office who pisses me off... Well tomorrow she may still be a bitch but I, I wont be. I am ok and gosh darn it people like me. (That daily affirmation was for Bo-wini. You know we still need them from time to time.) LOL I am sending thanks to my rock, my love, M.D. And many thanks to Pand. You rock in your own right. We must love our selves and remember it is easier to pity the enemy than loath her. It takes less energy!

Gyration

I love the fact that things change. If you can survive that moment of despair a new moment of strength or hope will appear. The new year of school has begun. It feels like the hardest part is picking the best place to start. The years spin in circles. Yet a circle has no beginning or end. But, at the end of each summer I am back where I started. So can a full circle have a beginning and end? Either way, I guess am getting there. I can start at any point.
It may be that it is much less of a circle and much more of a spiral, a funnel or tornado. Maybe it is that each circle seems familiar and similar but is still unique. Then the next question is which way are the winds blowing and is the end in sight? When I was the age that I teach, I remember thinking in my deepest times of dread that the winds bring change. It was a simple mantra to repeat in times of desperate hope. I believe that to be true perspective. We may be small leaves floating in a funnel. Fragile. Colorful. Yet we might be able to direct our drift with a little faith. So look for the winds to bring change and remind your self that faith will guide you.