Inspiration

While my emotions roller coaster quite a bit, I feel I am heading up a hill of bitterness. One of those roller coaster hills where the cars lurch and struggle to climb. It's uncomfortable and painfully slow. The chains under the ride need to catch so you finally get to the top. You want it to be over. You want to get to the good part. But I'm stuck in the car, feeling like I'm going nowhere, waiting for the chains to catch. I'm sitting in a car of negativity. I want to get off this ride.

Years ago, a long-time friend of mine, who I know is also a  blog reader (Hi PB!),vowed to be a kinder, gentler person. She inspired me then to do the same, and she inspires me now(for many reasons). I am going take on this mantra. Just this morning, I talked to a student about a gratitude journal. It was almost a mini-revelation for me. I need to do this too. Ok, so I'm not going to actually write in a journal. I'm a hypocrite that way.  But I'm going to remind myself of the things I would write down in a journal if I actually wrote in a journal. And I'm going to be a kinder, gentler person. I just hope it doesn't interfere with my ability to be funny. Because if it does, screw kindness- I'm going for funny.