I used to have a poster that said, "Happiness is not Always Measured in Smiles." For some reason this poster resonated with me. This evening I thought of the poster as I reminisced about my day. After being gone two days from school, I knew I needed to go in early. On the way I thought of the numerous tasks I needed to accomplish: parent phone call, meeting with assistant principal, meeting with principal, reviewing sub plans, preparing for today's lesson... Although I was happy to be returning to school instead of spending another day sitting on my butt, I was mentally preparing for the day. On the way to school, I stopped by the Caribou drive thru. When I drove up to pay for my beverage, the barista informed me that the lady ahead of me had purchased my drink. I remembered the car and was able to meet her at the stoplight. I rolled down my window to thank her. "I thought you looked sad or upset, so I thought I would buy your drink," she acknowledged. Of course I thanked her profusely and told her she brightened my morning. This is "paying it forward," and I will do the same next time I go through the Caribou Drive Thru.
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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