You can do something magical. You can wave an imaginary wand and change your own mood by changing your thoughts. On a bad day, you can say to yourself, “I’m going to start my day over and find things to laugh about.” While you can’t always change circumstances, you can “wave your magical wand” in your mind, and change the way you think.
When my daughter passed away, I was so despondent. I felt like I had a deep thick dark fog hanging over me. I was fortunate to have a wonderful support system, and even better to have wonderful faith. There were times when I just got on my knees and prayed, “Help me. Lift me out of this darkness.” And little by little the darkness lifted as I started doing things for others, and taking better care of myself. A friend said to me, “Maryln, remember to smile each day more than you cry.”
I am telling you this because there is no person, no teacher, no politician, no one, who does not have problems at times. Life is filled with good and life is filled with tough situations too. It’s not the situation that will destroy you, but how you think about it and what you do. Your classroom will have students who are easy and students who are tougher. The important thing is to not give up, to find that magical wand that helps you stand up tall, and enjoy what you do.
You are a difference maker.
Maryln
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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2 comments:
Thank you Maryln for sharing your Magic Wand blog this morning. I immediately passed this on to a very dear friend of mine who lost her husband/my childhood friend to cancer in May. I also shared this blog at a grief session at my church tonight. One woman commented that she'd "wished she'd had this Magic Wand before". I agree with her. YOU have made a difference for many of us today. God has truly blessed us with your presence. Thank you for sharing your faith & committment in making this world a better place for all.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write and tell me this. I struggled so much with grief and how to find my way out, that it is good to hear my struggle and how I handled it is helping others.
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