I’m not good with people. Really. I teach around a hundred wonderful children, claim a score of loyal friends, and I try to be courteous to cashiers. At the end of the day, though, I really prefer being alone to being around 14 people in a beach house for a weekend. I wonder: what does [...]
Filed under: Meditations | Tagged: Awesome, Emo, Introvertism, Relationships | Leave a Comment »
How many days since I’ve posted my first two awesome things? I’m not sure, but here it is, 11:30pm, and I’m ready to list more awesome things. 3. Going to bed before morning: The time is 11:30pm, and I plan to be in bed within the hour! 4. Leftovers: I ate (that should be read [...]
Filed under: Dance, Meditations | Tagged: Awesome, Ballet, Children, Food, Life, Teaching | 2 Comments »
When I’m really upset over something–really upset, not just pouting– I can’t sleep. Ever since my friend (who is 40 years my senior) was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two weeks ago, I’ve had a lot of problems falling asleep. This has led to my getting my days and nights confused, and I’m basically an insomniac [...]
Filed under: Meditations | Tagged: Life | Leave a Comment »
Francis just didn’t get it. Spank, drop, step. “Three steps!” I wanted to scream. “How can you *not* get this?” For three months, she just didn’t get it. This eighteen-year-old senior could solve Trig problems, but she couldn’t will her body to repeat three dance steps. The steps kept evolving. I tried every metaphor and [...]
Filed under: Dance, Meditations | Tagged: Children, Life, Religion, Teaching | Leave a Comment »
“If only there could be an invention… that bottled up a memory, like a scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again… I’d like to keep this moment and never forget [...]
Filed under: Meditations | Tagged: Literature, Love, Relationships, romance | Leave a Comment »
I took pride in how great of a friend I was. I was, in a word, the perfect friend for him. I kept every secret. I understood. I forgave. I earnestly desired to love him in actions, not speech. I cried for him and with him. I took out my frustrations on private sheets of [...]
Filed under: Meditations | Tagged: Forgiveness, Friendship, Humility, Love, Relationships, Religion | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time, there was a girl who believed that the best way to have a happy life was to expect for everything to go horribly awry whenever that something got the chance. Every test she took, she expected to be marked as an F, though she cried if it received anything under an [...]
Filed under: Meditations | Tagged: Relationships, Religion, World View | Leave a Comment »
