*I wasted a perfectly good snow day fretting over something that was out of my control. Much to my chagrin, our Austin field trip must be rescheduled. Mother Nature and a litigious society conspired against us. I wavered and waffled all afternoon, vacillating between hope and misery. Tomorrow I must help my students cope with the same bitter pill I swallowed today.
Desperately
wanting one thing, but having to accept another
Insane desire for
things to work out in your favor
Sucking it up and
moving on
Stuck between two
realities
Acceptance takes
time
Positivity is
difficult to produce
On a roller
coaster ride of emotions
Insignificant in
the grand scheme of things
Trying to put an
end to the pity party
Melancholy for
the moment
Engaged in an
internal battle
New perspective
will surface in time
Tomorrow will be
better
That internal battle, I know it so well. Disappointment is difficult at any age. I am sure you will model perseverance to your students. Best.
ReplyDeleteDisappointment is hard for us to deal with, but it is much harder to watch it happen in our students' eyes. I will pray for your day! I hope it turns out refreshing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a day! I probably spent 6 hours dealing with this when I really just wanted to read and watch my children play outside in the rapidly disappearing snow. The hardest part was telling my own child who immediately fought back her own tears of disappointment. We are all sad.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how heartbroken sweet Hannah must have been. I fought back my own tears, and unfortunately, the grown-ups have to hold it together. I'm glad I got some rest before facing the students. We will find a way to make lemonade out of lemons. See ya in a bit!
DeleteThanks for this perspective. I often fall prone to the pity party. I need to remember that new perspective will surface and tomorrow will be better!
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to read and reply to my post Jenna. Sometimes all we need is a new day.
DeleteI wrote about disappointment today, too. I guess it's going around.
ReplyDeleteI hope today was better! You have great perspective!