One of the best ways to make me feel better is to give to others. If I can take my mind off of myself, my perspective seems to shift ( Read more... )

I've been asked to present a half-day seminar for the new teachers in our district next month. Many of these will be fresh faces out of college or older individuals who are making a career change. But all of them will have one thing in common: this next year will be their first in a classroom ( Read more... )

Walking out of the grocery store this morning, I was almost run over by a woman carrying a bag of charcoal. I looked down as she flew past and saw a folded $10 bill. I called out to her to see if she had dropped it, and she was horribly rude. "I didn't have any change!" I picked it up and used it to wash my car with on the way home ( Read more... )