Postcards from the Funny Farm

I think for years I have heard that it’s better to not hang on to material things, or anger, or resentment, or a lot of things.  I think that is a Judeo-Christian ethic and like many Americans, that’s how I was raised.  The funny thing is, I am not good at it.  When someone runs me off the road I want to take their bumper out … when my wife tells me I am wrong, I want to get out charts and prove to her and anyone watching (ie; the chairs) that I am indeed right!  This is toxic thinking.  Through the past couple years being a dad, husband, teacher, dreamer, I have been venturing out into this new realm of letting things go.  As I said in a previous announcement, I am limited in my time to blog for the next couple weeks.  I am sure in the next week I’ll get a mocha and really relate some of the amazing stuff that is happening to me, but for today I give you simply this direction to dream about and make your own connection with.  I have my own methods I have developed and will discuss in a future post, but for now what are some ways you can actively let things go?

I wanted to let the blog know that I had my observation and post-conference today. It went very well. I received a passing score in all domains and some very nice things were said about me in the write-up.Okay I can breathe now.

I’m not one to hide fear, I think it helps the world to show your weakness. It helps people more than pretending you are always 100% confident.

You may recall I published an article on BlogCritics this month about the whole process I was going through:

My article on BlogCritics on how to survive and th...

(esp. note my response to the first comment about inequity in some evaluation pr... for teachers … Amidst my optimism it’s important to note my view on that.)

-Damien

I have a rather comprehensive interview this month over at at Dad ... . Derek Semmler, who is always so cool anyway, was nice enough to ask me for the interview. I was happy and honored to do it. I discuss my views on family and being a dad. Let me know what you think of it.