~:[CH11 - Day 79]:~ For a Reason

~:[CH11 - Day 79]:~ For a Reason

We headed to the rink after a long day. It started as we cheered on as we watched the New York City Half Marathon. While it was brief, it was great to see someone you know running right in front of your hotel and be able to catch them at the end as you run an errand you already had to do anyway. The students survived session and a good portion of them received back word that they would be speaking at the next day's plenary. Sometimes, some of those I thought would be in for sure, aren't selected, but that is part of it all. You can't control everything, you can only do what you can do. In the end, it all happens for a reason. I assume some were bummed, but we ventured to Central Park to enjoy our long awaited night on the ice. Rockefeller this year wouldn't take our reservation so we headed to Wollman. Our reservation was canceled three times, however, we finally got onto the ice and enjoyed the larger rink although they closed earlier than expected. It actually worked out as we were about to leave and had to head to Times Square. In life, we're thrown into situations that are not desirable. We want to change it all, but in some cases, we don't have the power to do so. I hope these students realize that everything happens for a reason and although you may not have gotten what you want and in many cases deserved, there's no point in wasting the time to worry about it. The postponement of our skating probably summed it all up, as we had the chance to end our trip with this moment. I overheard someone say, this was a great way to end it. Without the previous cancelations, this would not have been the way we ended it. The students were joyous as we walked to Times Square and there is no doubt that it was because of how everything played out for reasons we may never know.