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Restored last saved draft The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
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"The heaviest of burdens is therefore simultaneously an image of life's most intense fulfillment. The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they become. Conversely, the absolute absence of a burden causes man to be lighter than air, to soar into the heights, take leave of the earth and his earthly being, and become only half real, his movements as free as they are insignificant."
~The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I spent a significant part of my life thinking about this exact thought. I would not want an entire life of lightness and freeness because it would be incomplete and only half real. Yet sometimes being free is exactly what we all need. How do I channel that intense heaviness so I can still function in everyday life? Thanks to all my amazing friends that helped me make it through this week of school. And thanks to my grandfather for being an amazing man who left no doubt in my mind that he is in heaven right now.
I had a pretty serious conversation with my 2nd Anatomy student, Tisha, today (the first one, Jean, was on a cheerleading field trip to Rapid City to get uniforms:) )It really puts life into perspective...especially my students' lives and why some of their attitudes are soooo different from one day to the next. She didn't do her homework basically because she's trying to make sure her brothers are wearing their cleanest dirty clothes to school and trying to keep them from using drugs like she did...but then she did her homework for me in her next class before I saw her in the afternoon:)
I love sleeping on the floor in my Ghanaian cloth (similar to a toga:)
I also love Anita Chary and her contemplations on life and abilitiy to identify and admit to the way she is feeling and what she is thinking. She's soooo cool and should send me her new address.
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"The heaviest of burdens is therefore simultaneously an image of life's most intense fulfillment. The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they become. Conversely, the absolute absence of a burden causes man to be lighter than air, to soar into the heights, take leave of the earth and his earthly being, and become only half real, his movements as free as they are insignificant."
~The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I spent a significant part of my life thinking about this exact thought. I would not want an entire life of lightness and freeness because it would be incomplete and only half real. Yet sometimes being free is exactly what we all need. How do I channel that intense heaviness so I can still function in everyday life? Thanks to all my amazing friends that helped me make it through this week of school. And thanks to my grandfather for being an amazing man who left no doubt in my mind that he is in heaven right now.
I had a pretty serious conversation with my 2nd Anatomy student, Tisha, today (the first one, Jean, was on a cheerleading field trip to Rapid City to get uniforms:) )It really puts life into perspective...especially my students' lives and why some of their attitudes are soooo different from one day to the next. She didn't do her homework basically because she's trying to make sure her brothers are wearing their cleanest dirty clothes to school and trying to keep them from using drugs like she did...but then she did her homework for me in her next class before I saw her in the afternoon:)
I love sleeping on the floor in my Ghanaian cloth (similar to a toga:)
I also love Anita Chary and her contemplations on life and abilitiy to identify and admit to the way she is feeling and what she is thinking. She's soooo cool and should send me her new address.