I now have two days "under my belt." The kids are average seventh graders (squirrely, talkative, emotional)... "nothing out of the ordinary." Actually, I've been pleasantly surprised. My first two days of lesson plans have gone quite well. This is not to say the school year has started smoothly. In fact it's been a bit rough. Bathroom and eating breaks are now scheduled. Waking to an alarm is less comforting than waking when my body feels the need to arise. Did I mention having to go to bed at ten o'clock and standing all day? Although the start has been a tough, I am thankful there are not huge "red flags" in the classroom.
Today I went back to the interweb to find out what I could post about that would relate to sankalpa . "...Sankalpa has the potential to release tremendous power by clearly defining and focusing on a chosen goal." My chosen goal since May has truly been on being physically active. Since it's cold and miserable out, I've been being active inside instead of outside. December 6th (or something like that) was the last time I ventured outside for physical activity. I, however, have still been going to they gym and focusing on being physically fit (or at least burning enough calories to eat more food). Yesterday I received an early morning text from a friend in God's Country . President Obama was talking about "The President's Challenge" . Today (I tried yesterday and decided to put it off until today... forget out it... let it happen... put it aside... clear my mind of it... all probably sankalpa) I formed a group. The...
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