Perspective

Yesterday I was in this training where we had to go around and tell everyone in the room a quality that we admired about them or something we thought they were really good at. The majority of the room told me that I am witty, smiley, and happy. And it filled my emotional bank account! I especially appreciated it because I had had a hard day on Tuesday. Often I don't think of myself as always happy. It almost made me feel like I'm not allowed to have bad days now! Sometimes it takes someone else (or lots of someone elses) that help us to see how awesome we are. And it makes me sad when other people don't see that in themselves. I know I say I hate people, but most of the time I have a lot of respect and admiration for people. Maybe I hate how perfect they are? Okay, that's probably not mostly true.
Today was my first official day back from track break with my class, and it was practically perfect! My kiddos were super well behaved, everything went smoothly, despite my worrying that everything would fall apart, and I was complimented on my data binder that I made by our instructional coach and principal. It's always nice to have hard work recognized.
Track breaks make me really appreciate my job. Because last year was so hard, I was worried that I would hate year round school. But so far I'm loving it! These breaks are timed perfectly (although I still made it into work so maybe they're just a tad too long! My coworkers did tell me I was at school too much, and that I need a husband. So if you know of anyone... haha). I had so many moments today that reminded me that I do love my job. I have an amazing team to work with, and the best behaved class I have EVER had! I'm down to only having 14 kids. I know, I know, you hate me if you're a teacher. I get that a lot.
Sometimes we need to change our perspectives to see how wonderful the world can really be. Or maybe I'm just crazy and had a really good day. But let's go with a change in perspective. Try and look at things a different way, and see how great life can be!

Also: I will never write a book because I can hardly organize my thoughts on a blog. The world doesn't need that kind of torture in book format. So kudos if you actually read this!