Becoming A Warrior On Purpose

I always had felt there was a significant purpose for my life. A cause that I was to champion. For most of my life that purpose eluded me. I never could quite find what I was searching for. Why was I really here? I tried searching everywhere, everyone, everything and still I would feel a void inside. There was a …

I’m Not Lazy. I Just Don’t Care

I’m not lazy.  I just don’t care. I taught 7th grade Geography for the first time this year. As the year progressed, a single word began to permeate my conversations with my colleagues. That word was APATHY. The lack of feeling, emotion, or concern. I began to believe that my students had apathy coursing through their veins. One day to …

Your Purpose Is Staring Back At You

Stop now and take a look in the mirror! Inside of everyone there is purpose. We were all created with a specific purpose. Yet we are given the choice of free will. We choose to follow that purpose or blindly follow the world. I believe many struggle with finding that purpose. We wait for a supernatural sign, a voice from …

I Am An Alcoholic – Do I Really Deserve Better

“Homeless and hopeless to award winning teacher in 23 months” Next month will be two years of sobriety for me. I love who I am becoming. I can see a great future. I embrace the responsibility of my past, present, and future. Yet, I still struggle with knowing that I do deserve better. Sometimes I can even doubt my own …