Life is about living it, isn't it?
Much more than it is about typing it.
That's been my perspective recently,
which has lessened my motivation to type every day.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm typing this at all.
Yet I know I need to, for me.
So here is a glance at my week of simple claims.
A lot of small moments that add color to the painting of my life...
Day 188
Simple. Watched a foreign film for the first time.
Language? Beautiful! French.
A drama about the life of Coco Chanel.
Interesting story, though I was left with a heavy heart;
the man she loved died in a car crash and she never married.
Her motivation for her career seemed to come from loneliness and sadness; although she became famous in the fashion industry she lived a sad life.
Lesson: it is better to have love than to have fame.
Day 189
I seized a moment at school today.
My 8th grade choir girls were standing around the piano with me,
and we were singing a song called "Looking Up."
As we sang, I realized they had no understanding of the lyrics--
they didn't realize it was talking about choosing to look above your problems, to reach for your dreams, to have HOPE.
So I stopped focussing on musicality and shared my story...
About my struggles with anorexia that started in 8th grade,
and about going through severe depression.
I have never had their attention so strongly before.
I knew I had made a difference today!
Lesson: Life--this is what teaching is about!
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That's awesome! As an 8th grader, that would have made such a difference to me. And I would have felt amazed that a teacher could understand some of what we went through back then. Go you :)
ReplyDeleteI hope so!!
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