The title of this post refers to a few things:
1. Has anyone else noticed the odor that emits from every Abercrombie and Fitch store, no matter what town, city, or state? I swear they pump their cologne through the vents, along with that god-awful techno music. I have never purchased anything from their stores and plan to keep it that way.
2. I've been eating Fiber One bars every morning. I'll leave the rest to your imagination. But, it's working.
3. I rode my bike about 16 miles today along the beaches. It was strange because as I passed through certain neighborhoods, there were waves of some smell that reminded me of old books. I love opening up an old book and smelling the pages. Uncle Paul, is this some chemical phenomenon?
4. I need to vent a little...orally. I'm tired, somewhat physically, but more so mentally.
I'm tired of feeling overly responsible for other people's feelings and then beating myself up for feeling that way, of having the pressure at work to make every single moment of teaching a lesson jam packed with excitement (I'm sorry, but like it or not, there are some concepts/skills that are just plain boring. It's like learning your multiplication tables: once you learned that, you could do pretty much anything in math.), of politicians who have never been educators spouting off "solutions to change and improve" our education system, and of bills. The end of no. 4.
Suggestions, anyone?: My co-worker and I are trying to come up with a story to base a Christmas-ish play from for our students. So far, we've considered The Clown of God and A Christmas Carol. We're finding road blocks with the former due to the fact that at the end of the story, the guy drops dead, and also, we'd need a killer student juggler to play the part.
Let me know if you think of any other well-known stories with a positive message.
4 comments:
I hate Abercrombie and Fitch too.
Feeling responsible for someone else's feelings won't fix them. I struggle with this too, especially with people I have known a long time or am close with. You can do all you are able to help, after that, they can still feel any way they like or choose. And then you have to let go and know it's God's hands.
I will have to think about the Christmas-ish themed play. I forgot all about the story the Clown of God. It is sad, I would stay away from that one for elementary school kids! What about the Happy Prince? It's not Christmas per say but it's a classic!
After years of practice, I too have learned you can't fix people. You can help them when they want help, but before that time, you got nothing they need.
I'm with Laura... let God take care of it. He already has a solution, we just need to get out of the way so He can implement it.
I agree with both LB and Pete. But a little more from here...People need to reach of 'point of return'. The lowest place where all their poor behavior and decisions has brought them. Only then will their need for help be sincere and actions taken be positive. It's hard to sit on the sidelines and observe this destructive behavior from loved ones but we must. And we can be there when they seek help. Place it in God's hands and observe.
I've only bought one item at A&F. It was about 3 1/2 years ago, and I still have the jeans :) I don't think the music was as loud as they play it now. Now, I have no idea about the smell because I have to walk at least 20 feet away to avoid the loud music. Why do you suppose they have it up so high? Is it so you can't actually ask for help from the employees?
I'll keep the Christmas play in mind. The only thing I can think of is "It's a Wonderful Life." Maybe the idea of suicide would be too much, but it could be modified--George could be trying to leave town instead of killing himself.
Oh, wait, here's another idea: "The Gift of the Magi." It would probably have to be expanded to add more characters and so forth, but it's a good message.
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