I find it so interesting that some of you are making radical
life changes such as Bill moving to the mountains in his RV
and the person who left Texas to move to Tennessee. I
really do want to hear more about how that works out for
you. I think it is great that you are making those choices.

Throughout my entire teaching career, I kept a hand painted
wooden sign as the focal point of my classroom which read
"Attitude is everything. Choose a good one!". I talked
about it to my students just about every day.

I am not trying to sound "preachy". I do have to ask myself
every day if I really believe that or was I just deceiving
my students and myself. I can choose to mourn my losses or
celebrate the opportunities of each day because I am still
alive. I believe it was Abraham Lincoln (a person who
certainly understood loss) who said, "People are about as
happy as they make up their mind to be." Wise words!

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