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 …
I Drank My Greatest Joy Into My Biggest Regret
She became my world and I would do anything for her The day she was born was one of the greatest days of my life. From before she was born we formed an inseparable bond. She became my world and I would do anything for her. She was my greatest joy. A joy that shone so bright into a life …