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The Master Says Take The Word Wish Out of Your Dictionary

If you yearn, want or wish for something badly you must have the ability to acquire it or it goes into the subconscious burial ground of unfulfilled desires corroding the heart. There is no similarity between wishing for something and willing it. In wishing yourself to be a millionaire or the president of a country or things equally impossible are wish desires you know will never happen. Every time you wish for something or think I wish for this or that you defeat yourself as you would affirm to your self, I am in good health, I am well, while at the same time you are thinking in the back of your mind it's just not true. If you had trouble sleeping would you take two cups of strong coffee at bedtime with a sleeping medication that would counteract its effects? Never counteract good thoughts with contrary thoughts. For any thoughts to be effective they have to be understood and properly used. Erase the word wish from your mental dictionary. Why sabotage your desires, hopes and dre...
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Use Wish Lists to Enhance Your Buying Experience

Most online retail sites have the 'wish lists' feature these days. In fact, wish lists are a great feature to make shopping even more convenient for online shoppers. A wish list is simply a list of likeable products that you come across while shopping on an online store. Most online stores allow you to choose almost any product from their catalogue to add to your wish list, be it books, toys, gadgets, CDs, T-shirts, and more. This feature is especially useful if shoppers fancy a product for future events like festivals, anniversaries, or birthdays, or simply want to maintain a list of products and items they desire to own in the near future. Creating a wish list on most sites is a simple task. Today, most online stores are equipped with the wish list feature, making the task of compiling a wish list a breeze. Shoppers are invited to click on the 'add to wish list icon' on the product detail pages, which adds the particular product to their wish list. In the past, ...
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Why I Tribe!

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Why I tribe! That question was the theme for last month’s #compelledtribe challenge to the amazing group of educators who blog. My immediate reaction to this question was “why would you not tribe?” Developing a network of passionate people who help to elevate the education profession seems like a no brainer, but so many people go it alone—and I’m not sure why.  Personally for me, I am sure footed in why I surround myself with others. I tribe because: I want to remain relevant in my craft I want to be influenced by other positive educators I want to impact education in a positive way I want to share resources and ideas and I like when my tribe does the same. I want to connect people together  I want to grow in my pedagogy So, again....why not tribe? We are better together. 
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Opening the Door to New Possibilities

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My feet have finally landed and are now firmly planted eager to begin a new chapter. It’s been a whirl wind of excitement and change. After 25 years of teaching, I am embarking on a new career. To say that this was a tough decision would be an understatement. Honestly, I am not a crier, but I cried the last three weeks of school—at the drop of hat. I didn’t even recognize myself! The thought of leaving a school that I loved, colleagues who have seen you through the good, bad and the ugly--and my students (well you know, it was like a death). I mourned the thought of not walking though the door to my classroom, I mourned the loss of the family that I had become an integral part of, and I really mourned the thought that I was losing my identity as a teacher.   It’s not that I wasn’t excited about my new role, or that I feared making new friends, but it was what I was leaving behind. I had a career that I was crazy in love with. With every breath, I was a passionate educator who wante...
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Finding Balance-Is it possible?

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bal·ance ˈbaləns/ noun 1 .  an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. "slipping in the mud but  keeping  their  balance " synonyms: stability ,  equilibrium , steadiness,  footing "I tripped and lost my balance" verb 1 .  keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall. "a mug that she  balanced on  her knee" synonyms: steady ,  stabilize ,  poise ,  level "she balanced the book on her head" Even distribution of weight, keeping things in a sturdy position so that it does not fall over-- sounds simple enough, right? But balancing all that life asks of us can be very difficult, downright elusive on many days.  Admit it! You ARE envious of the person who seems to have it all together. They appear to be perfect. They exercise regularly, they are widely successful in their careers-- and they have the perfect family. You scratch your head--and ask yourse...
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Teacher Evaluations Should Never Be About A Grade

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Are we out of the line of fire yet?  In the past two decades, educators have been in the line of fire from politicians, parents, tax payers and even administrators--and we are exhausted! We have weathered storms that described us as lazy and greedy, along with incompetent and irrelevant. These disparaging assertions have borne new ways to evaluate teachers with expensive evaluation tools and programs to determine if teachers are truly making the cut. So what's the verdict? Not much has changed! Since the inception of new evaluations methods and tools, many claim that there is not much change, but that there are new hurdles to jump and hoops to go through. Great teachers are still great! Evaluation tools can assist in dialog about teacher performance between the administrator and the teacher, and that's a great thing, but is it genuine dialog that will result in meaningful change-- or just better observation scores? Great teachers do not rely on formal observations to deem them...
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Serendipity Happen BECAUSE of You!

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This blogpost is dedicated to Allyson Apsey, a fellow member of the #compelledtribe bloggers and author of   The Path to Serendipity . She got me pondering about how life happens because of us! Truth be told, I don't think the word serendipity had crossed my lips often in my life time. I've heard the word, surely, but couldn't quite grasp the true meaning of it--and certainly I hadn't thought that life was full of serendipitous moments. Full disclaimer: I am a person who believes that you make your luck by working hard, following a set plan and being resilient. And--while all of that is true, I've recently discovered the thing called "serendipity" exists and plays an integral part in what happens in life! Another tidbit about me, I am full of energy My brain doesn't seem to shut down.  I am always thinking and moving. As a veteran teacher of 25 years, I kinda got this teacher thing down. Now, don't get me wrong-- great teachers are reflective and ...
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