The message said...

The text from our friend, 

who was laying in the hospital, 

read 

"When this is over it will  be just another reminder to use our days well and have fun"

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People do it all the time. 
They think it, they want it, they make it happen.

They come up with an idea, a place, a group of people, a time...

and, the next thing you know- they've gone and done it!

: The Place, The Time, The Trip, The People

and i watch it and think, "i'd like to do that...'

'So', 

that little voice in my head that i'd like to make louder, says: 

'do it'.

Back In The Classroom: New England style

 

The utter joy i feel at being in the classroom is really unparalleled.  I knew I missed it for a reason!  

It's being adjacent to growth, being part of a world bigger than myself, making a difference.  And that is what i'm now doing - making a difference.  I see it every time a pair of little eyes looks up at me, or some little voice asks, "can i tell you somefing? miss molly, can i tell you somefing?"  Yes! Yes! I say, YES!

The other teachers tell me I have "alot of energy".  One of them told me she texted the teacher I was subbing for and wrote, "this woman, have you seen her? the level of energy is out of this world!"  I tried to play it off like it was nothing, 'I don't do the same amount of work you guys do' i sheepishly replied, 'i don't have to do what you all have to do', i responded, downplaying my strength, the thing i'm excellent at.  Because, having one been a full-time teacher, and having left that full time teaching job, I know.  I know teaching wears you down.  I know the exhaustion of meetings and paperwork and extremely low pay can eventually get to you.  I know that and I have none of that to deal with, really.  I get to arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30 with no homework to grade or parents to call or lessons to plan.  I have it easier.  All I have to do is INSPIRE.