Car Line Chaos

 At my school, I have morning duty.  This means that every morning as students arrive to school, I have a varying position and job, which I need to be responsible for.  My current morning duty is the car line in the morning.  I usher dozens of cars through the front of the building, feeling somewhat like a traffic cop, and then open and close doors for arriving students.

Lately, I have noticed that there are a few parents who  will watch their child walk all the way into the building as they are driving their cars through the line.  I mean, wouldn't you think that it is difficult to drive when you are backwards over your shoulder?  Now I can't help but consider why they feel the need to watch their child... Do they have separation anxiety?  Are they thinking their child might trip and fall on the way in and require their love?  Are they afraid that another child will beat them up?  That someone will take them away?  That a vicious wild animal will attack?

Seriously parents... THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN!!  Please look forward when you drive your car so that you don't cause some sort of crazy accident, while you're imagining your child being scooped up by an eagle.  

Am I Doing This Right?

The purpose of the post is to explain the title and theme of my blog.  Well, maybe let's just stick with the title, because considering my ever-changing indecisive mind, I will probably change the theme whenever I feel like doing so.

In the spring quarter of my senior year of college I took a Yoga class.  Yeah, leave it to me to wait until my very last opportunity possible to take a "fun physical education" class.  I needed one more credit to be considered a full time student, and rather than take something "hard," I decided Yoga was the way to go!  While I was excited to try some Yoga, I was very surprised to find that I REALLY enjoyed it!  I liked the way that I got to showcase my flexibility, strength, and I especially loved getting credit for lying on a mat like a corpse (I admit that I fell asleep a few times).  The most interesting part to me though was not the physical realm of Yoga, but the mental realm.  I enjoyed feeling relaxed and "clearing my mind", and believe me: Sometimes I really need to stop and do this!

Long story short, one of our assignments in the course was to read an article titled, "Am I Doing This Right?"  It spoke about being in the moment in your Yoga practices and not so worried about comparing yourselves to others or worrying about how you are doing.  Basically: Just do it.  If it's wrong; it's wrong and that's ok.  I loved this article, because I felt like it related to so much more in life.

I'm an art teacher, and I can't tell you how many times a day I hear students say, "I can't do this," or, "Can you help me?"  What if when you were little, someone told you to just not worry about making or doing things perfectly; that just trying your best was enough?  Do you think that you would be less judgmental on yourself?  Or others?

A lot of my posts will probably be sharing with you my various dabbles into the artistic world.  And half of the time, I have no idea what I'm doing!  So I hope that you enjoy what I create and please provide some criticism, but keep in mind that I'm just trying my best!  :)