So many things in my life have reached a crossroads... I am currently experiencing a complete mental breakdown or a complete cut off from society - I'm unsure which just yet. Every aspect of my life needs to change so drastically that nothing is going to stay the same, and honestly, I don't care which way it has to go, as long as it's change.
It seems as if everything in me has been beginning to boil, and although I was aware of the extra pressure, I didn't realize just how close to boiling over I was - that is, until I spilled hot water and steam all over the place.
Now where to go, what to do with everything is beyond me. But I swear to figure it out and turn this place upside down.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
You Can't Please 'Em
You know how they say "You can't please everyone"?
Here's the truth: You can't please ANYONE. Don't be fooled into thinking you just need to pick and choose more carefully who you try to please. The real story is that you can't please anyone at all.
...and here's the best part. The harder you try, the less you please them. The further you stretch yourself, the less good you're doing.
These are fundamental facts I wish I had understood earlier. While I have spent most of my life with a pretty free attitude of "do what makes you feel best, no matter what other people think," I still have spent a lot of my energy trying to make people (mostly my family, but also friends along the way) happy - and have always failed miserably at it, which makes me unhappy as a result.
Call me selfish, but at this point I believe 100%: There is no making anyone else happy. There is only doing the best you can for YOUR OWN HUSBAND AND CHILDREN, and everything else is up to them. This is my new philosophy. I will work hard for my own family, and everyone else around me can learn to make themselves happy, because if I'm not good enough... well, there's just nothing I can do about that that I haven't already done.
Here's the truth: You can't please ANYONE. Don't be fooled into thinking you just need to pick and choose more carefully who you try to please. The real story is that you can't please anyone at all.
...and here's the best part. The harder you try, the less you please them. The further you stretch yourself, the less good you're doing.
These are fundamental facts I wish I had understood earlier. While I have spent most of my life with a pretty free attitude of "do what makes you feel best, no matter what other people think," I still have spent a lot of my energy trying to make people (mostly my family, but also friends along the way) happy - and have always failed miserably at it, which makes me unhappy as a result.
Call me selfish, but at this point I believe 100%: There is no making anyone else happy. There is only doing the best you can for YOUR OWN HUSBAND AND CHILDREN, and everything else is up to them. This is my new philosophy. I will work hard for my own family, and everyone else around me can learn to make themselves happy, because if I'm not good enough... well, there's just nothing I can do about that that I haven't already done.
Friday, April 30, 2010
A Reminder: Why I Want to Teach
The whole time I was watching this, I couldn't stop thinking about Mrs. Bean, my creative inspiration. One of only 2 teachers I ever had who truly understood this concept.
GIVE THIS VIDEO 5 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME. You will want to finish it, I guarantee it.
Pass it on to anyone you know with influence in the lives of youth.
For more about this, and to see where I found this video: Go here.
GIVE THIS VIDEO 5 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME. You will want to finish it, I guarantee it.
Pass it on to anyone you know with influence in the lives of youth.
For more about this, and to see where I found this video: Go here.
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