Week one of the Spring 2017 semester is over. Let me just say that re-entry was tough! Though I never really slept late over the holiday break, I was not up any day at 5:30 like I have been every day this week. This adjustment to my morning alarm would have been much more tolerable if I had made a similar adjustment to my bedtime, if it also had moved three hours earlier. I missed that step. The result? Three hours less sleep every night followed by a full day of work. This definitely was not a good combination!!! On the bright side...I have a great group of students. Except for one...
Why is there always one person in every situation that upsets the chi? One person who doesn't want to play by the rules. One person who has to be in the spotlight all of the time. One person who spends all of their energy trying to figure out how to beat the system rather than how to succeed within it. Right now, my tolerance for such behavior is bordering on non-existent. This may be because in almost every circumstance in which I find myself these days, not just at school, "this" person exists. Perhaps it is all just some cruel learning experience that the universe is foisting upon me.
Dear Universe,
I am too tired for this lesson right now! Can we please wait until I am getting more than four or five hours of sleep at night to start this? I will be a much better student then. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Me
In all seriousness, I really do have a great deal of patience with those who are sincere, genuine, humble, compassionate, humorous, a hard worker and responsible. Conversely, I have zero tolerance for insincere, fake, arrogant, hurtful, mean, lazy, and irresponsible people. Yes, I know we all have moments where we are not our best selves; however, for most of us, such instances are infrequent. My rant here is directed toward those whose normal modus operandi is to consistently put themselves first, never considering how their actions and attitudes affect those around them. Sadly, there are more people like this than I wish there were. And right now, they all seem to be too close for comfort.
The best I can do when my final nerve has been stepped on is to put myself in time-out. Some alone time with my camera, or a book, or my knitting will usually calm me down and help me to gain perspective and patience. But not always...
This afternoon, I had camera time and knitting time. This time to chill out made me fit to spend time in public having dinner with some close friends, people who are good and thus are capable of restoring my faith in humanity.
A good ending to my day.
NO ALARM TOMORROW!
