Making Diamonds

I awoke this morning manifesting my stress in a throbbing headache and sharp pains in my foot. And then I remembered the scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off where in he describes his pal, Cameron, as being so tightly wound that if you inserted a lump of coal…in a couple of weeks you’d have a diamond.

I encourage my students to make time for self-care, but then feel guilty when I try to carve some time out for myself. It has been a hell of a month…I realize it’s only half-way done. I did an exercise yesterday at a wellness meeting that startled me. I was supposed to identify a goal based on a survey of how well my needs are met. I usually don’t think about it, it’s just full speed ahead. I found myself splitting hairs. Yes, I feel valued and appreciated in some spaces and by some people…but I am feeling a glaring absence of this in other areas. There is much work to be done.

The Advil has helped. So has wearing better shoes to school today.

Tired.