Trials

Life is not measured by our trials but rather by our perseverance and our responses to those trials.

I am sure that some famous person probably said that (but if not hands off I own the rights!) but it was something that I have been thinking about recently. I have to admit that my responses to my "trials" have probably at times made the situation worse. You see at times it is almost like contempt of teacher (not always but at times). I am the boss, if I say do something you do it. Period. End of Story. If you choose to ignore me or act crazy, well then there just simply must be consequences for your behavior.

But life doesn't always go like that even if I want it to.

You see sometimes in my quest to make sure there is a consequence, the problem gets bigger than it needs to be. So I'm really trying hard to just ignore the annoying little behaviors that kiddos are doing to just get under my skin and drive me just a little more nuts than I already am. You want to sit under your desk - fine by me. You want to cry - go ahead. You're mad at me - oh well. You hate me - I don't like you that much right now either.

All that to say that I am trying to look at my "trials" in a new light. Does it always work? Oh heck no, not even close.

But like a good friend told me, sometimes you have to take it hour by hour rather than day by day. Often success is measured in small increments rather than as a whole.