Today the district's Director of Curriculum brought in 3 elementary principals and 14 4th and 5th grade teachers to observe me ( Read more... )

I have a very bad habit of all or nothing thinking ( Read more... )

You say you wander your own land ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was having a drink with some co-workers, and I had to fight back the urge to punch one of them in the face ( Read more... )

Apparently out of all the people in the LMU program, I am the only one who didn't take an incomplete.

And I got an A.

(I'd like to point out, however, that the fact that only one of us finished says major program flaws to me. I'm still writing a letter. That is all. )

In the time between my last regular journal entry and starting up again recently, at least three good things happened. I'm going to write them down here so I have something positive to remember ( Read more... )

I am all sharp edges
There is no smooth place
I have turned myself over to see

I am gnarled and unkempt
The center is tight
While all of the edges unravel

I am disappearing
What is left behind
Will be small and easily broken

The bad news-I'm finally going to cave and withdraw from the lifting competition I was supposed to be in on July 10th. I could go bench only, but my upper body training has been too sporadic for a decent showing ( Read more... )

"Only once we begin to realize that perfection isn’t required -- and that health isn’t something we “begin” and “end” -- can we settle in for long-term changes that match how we actually live as human beings."

From a PN lesson.

Time to tighten things back up.

Reading ( Read more... )