Thirty days without soda and so far I haven't retreated to the comforts of carbonation. I feel better and today, my jeans glided on instead of being pulled and tugged while I contort myself into them. I have been trying to think of what to work on for my next thirty day challenge. I want …
Tag: freedom
Flying Free
They thought your trips and stumbles were the sign, the end was near, and whispered as you walked that the angel of Death had given you a fright. No one saw how the angels held your arm and let you stand, Walking straight and true with dignity and grace. Or how they whisper that everyone …
Expressing Gratitude
Expressing Gratitude. The day that I interviewed for my first teaching job, I meet a red haired goddess who welcomed me to the school as if I already had the job. She probably had some inside information, but still I remember thinking after talking to her that I wanted this job more than anything in …
Working Sick Day
Yesterday, I came home from school sick. An impressive feat for a school teacher since it involved obtain the principal's permission. I slept most of the day with Luke on my feet preventing me from going anywhere. Thanks to Sonia, I had dinner made for me while I continued napping on her sofa. A nice …
Working Away
The challenges of finishing Blood Child, a horror novella, have been adding up over the last week as my writing sessions have become less and less productive. Still, I am not giving up and will un-bury the ending. It is in my mind I can see it, but the words are slow in coming. So …
Out The
Out the window goes the plans not so careful made out of the box goes the lines which impose formality on the educator's hall and in the window comes inspiration learning begins
At the
At the End A beginning round and round the wheel turns Where it stops the only the Universe knows
Equality
The fight for equality is not over my friends. The following is from one of my favorite blogs, I hope it makes you think and reflect on your own life as it has for me.
Arming Ms. Apple
Of all the things that could be done to education, the worst would be the arming of American school teachers. Seriously, it would be disastrous...Countless teachers would quit or retire in order to avoid having to carry gun in a school or work around them. Many more would never entered the profession. Teachers are under-fire …
All By Myself
Sitting alone in my house for the first time in months with no roommate expected back and I don't know what do with myself. My roomie is moving out by the first of the month. It seems strange being alone in the house knowing that in a few short days my home will be …
Lucinda Rose 