A Reminder of the Positives

Okay,

A reminder that there are always positives and silver linings. My list of things that have made me smile this week:

• My very small seventh period class that has a host of characters who crack wise and make me smile.
• The boy in fourth period who put himself into timeout after being kind of ridiculous.
• The student who said that my class was the reason she came to school.
• The third period class that was quiet for announcements two days in a row!
• The PLC meeting where we ate breadsticks, chips and dip, held babies, looked at flying squirrel pictures with a then-8 year old and still made SMART goals.
• The department team full of people who listen to the good, bad and ugly without judgement, and then provide therapy via food, alcohol, laughter, commiseration or a combination of all of those. 
• Living alone and being able to pass out on my couch at 6pm without judgement. 
• This video going around the world:

So, there is laughter and silver linings. This week had a lot of lows, and it is so easy to get lost in those. I have to force myself to remember that there are incredibly positives things as well.