Processing...

This will be a short post; it will also be a new post. Also... I write for me. 

I truly hope that didn't sound too self-centered. As a teacher, I'm reminded of my time in college where an educational leader encouraged us to tend to ourselves. She told us not to spend too much time on the perfect lesson plan, but instead to have a life. We were encouraged to have much time for family and friends, and less time to attempt to solve all the societal ills. So as I write this, I'm thinking about restructuring my priorities.

These past two years I have worked hard. Perhaps too hard... I don't regret the growth I've experienced as an educator, but I do regret the decline in things not school related. Whether it be time with friends, time with family, or time for personal interests, I have seen those diminished to some degree. (Btw... I've no one to blame but myself for not tending to life properly)

So as I write tonight, my thoughts are... It's time to begin to rebuild some of those things. It's time to make time to sit and reflect and write. It's time for me to read the thoughts of others and reformulate my own thoughts. It's time to make time to check in on friends more, to stay better up to date on the thoughts and dreams of my family...

As I write and reflect, I hope to learn and grow into the best that God has for me.

That is all. Goodnight.