Saturday, March 16, 2013

Recharging by not charging


Today hasn't been productive in ways I usually consider productive. I've yet to cross off anything from my to do list. I've yet to check my school email. I've left the house only for a late morning breakfast at a favorite local diner.

But, today has been productive in recharging my batteries. I slept in after going to bed late. I read parts of the paper and the rest of <i>Seraphina</a> a wonderful fantasy book I'd been steadily stealing time each night to read. I napped.

Outside my window, the sun has broken through the clouds, and I finally feel refreshed. After a week of trying to finish the paper, trying to teach, and proctoring standardized tests, I needed this down time. Even though the to do list hasn't gotten shorter, I feel more prepared to dive back in and get to work.

I may be a slow learner, but maybe I'm starting to actually figure out what Jim Burke and Bud Hunt were talking about in the two blog posts I have taped to my wall next to the computer. I hope so. 

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  1. Off to read those posts... glad you took time to recharge your personal batteries. We all need to do this!

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    1. They are oldies but goodies. Both of them remind me that I need balance. But I'm a slow learner when it comes to that, I think.

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  2. It sounds like a wonderful day. I think I need to read those posts myself.

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    1. It was, Kay. I know I will need to balance a bit more today, but it was worth it to breathe. I still have one more week until spring break, and it will be a week when I administer 3 tests and try to catch up, too.

      Bud and Jim's posts are older, but they still speak to me. I hope you enjoy them.

      Thanks for stopping by.

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  3. But without these kinds of days - these glorious days when we give time to what is really important to us and to our souls, we wouldn't be able to accomplish much on those other, "productive" days. Glad it was such a good day!

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