Here I am...more than a week late again...and just choosing to **release**. Ahh...it feels good. I'm getting better. I think I'm doing better with RELEASE this year than I did with SIMPLIFY last year. Maybe I'll try to simplify next year :-)
I'm at the WACA conference in Vancouver this week. It's good. I'm always nervous to leave my kids and it's especially difficult when it's for three whole days. I know the world will continue to spin despite the fact that I'm gone...but phew...I hate to leave my kids. Here's hoping Mrs. B is having a great time with them!
WACA stands for Washington Activities Coordinators Association. It's the annual conference for leadership teachers, ASB advisors, school bookeepers, etc. It's a great time of lots of info and some rejuvenation. Y'know...it's hard being a teacher in general...I know it's not popular to say that sometimes...but it's hard. I literally do not sit down all day some days. And even as I speak...err...type...I'm glancing at a stack of papers that need to be graded that I brought with me to my hotel room. But doing a high activity class such as leadership is a harder job in some respects. So, it's good to come here and be refreshed. You know I'm only as good as I let myself be. If I pour myself out but don't replenish the waters...pretty soon there'll be no more to pour out. It's the same for life; isn't it?
Some highlights for today:
*Speaker Showcase: Richard Thomas...a man who grew up in inner city L.A. and moved to Kent in the 6th grade. He went on to play at the UW and the NFL and now speaks to students. So, I had to get a picture of him...he even let me wear his ROSE BOWL ring!
*Speaker Showcase: Jeremy Johnson...spoke about your value and the ability to see through the obstacles.
*Keynote Presenter: David Garibaldi...performance artist who paints big bold pieces of pop art to music...it's called "Rhythm & Hue"...super cool!
I'll post pics later...and I'll try to post more stuff about last week...at least if I can remember.
Go...be inspired!
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conference in Vancouver, huh? Nobody forced to go to Mexican food, falsify your birthdate, and then suffer the sombrero/singing waiter humiliation. .did they? Or is my memory failing me?
El
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