There was some talk about being overwhelmed this morning. I sometimes hear how people talk about teachers having it easy, whereas it's the opposite. In the long run, it may end up being a good thing because we will have so many resources, but essentially, we all are starting from scratch. Every day, I am working on the next lesson and my computer is slowly dying. It's sad that I will soon have to purchase a new laptop because of all this extra time I'm spending on it. (I'm accepting donations ... JK) Regardless, we're surviving. Today I spent five extra hours editing videos for back to school night. Luckily I work fast, but for those teachers who haven't done this before, I worry it will take them hours upon hours. It may not have been the smartest thing to choose to do videos for each class, of course, I guess it avoids some of the potential technical issues on the day of back to school night. Still yet, with all this on our plate, we are forced to attend PDs that are not repetitive (if you went to training) and not useful when we really need training on these mandated forms or could use more time to complete Keenan (which took more than the two hours we were given) or work on this back to school night videos. Strangely it seems like they keep piling more on us, as if it is a plate on a buffet of food I didn't to eat. However, while the pile keeps getting larger, you have to be grateful that you have a job at all and that you can still find a way to work with and inspire students. As I sat outside in the hot sun getting a hair cut (finally), instead of feeling the heat, I was grateful to be able to have someone to cut my hair. As I looked up, a beetle appeared, then I caught glimpse of the praying mantis, with a quick stop over by a hummingbird. I couldn't help but smile. The pile of work slowly disappeared and I was focused on productivity as my frustrations faded away. I had a fresh haircut, my work was done and I'm comfortable and healthy. There are a lot of things wrong, but when you really look at it, there are a lot more things that are right. So what the store ran out of my favorite drink or I'm accumulating white hairs, the fact of the matter is, instead of complaining, I should give thanks, instead of being frustrated, I should be appreciative. Times are tough and they may be for some time, but we are resilient, we are persistent, and as long as we are breathing, we will keep fighting. Let's keep at it. Let's never throw in the towel and let's lift each other up so that we can see the praying mantis in our life; the small hidden treasure in the day that can bring a smile to your face (well at least for me). It's there, we just have to look up and find it.
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