Another manic Monday...

So okay... this weekends plans didn't go off like I wanted them to but I did spend a lot of time with my two little princes and my princess. It was a very good weekend for Mayalis as she got to spend time with her two favorite little men. It was great bonding time for the three of them.

Here we have a very "rare" picture of the three of them... my little "royal" party. :-)

But also this weekend, I was able to reflect on a lot of things... just the steps that I have to take in order to move forward for myself and for my family.

The walk that I took on Friday afternoon helped me a little bit... it cleared my mind for some things that I had been thinking about and opened my eyes to how others see things - how closed minded some people can be. As though the whole world revolves around them and just their problems or just them in general. Just because you don't like the way that I do things doesn't mean that you have the right to dismiss me or act like I don't exist. But that's okay, in the end, I am the one that matters to me and how you feel doesn't matter - as long as I am good in my mind. It's all about the mindfulness of myself and what I really need in my life.

Hopefully sometime before the end of the year, things will finally be in order for us to have our home... we certainly need that.

Other than what I just typed, nothing much going on with me... just another day at the grind.

The new job is getting interesting by the minute... I am not learning as quickly as I was learning at the district but the things that I am learning here are more in-depth. It seems that the information here just doesn't pertain to one district but each district is different in their needs so that's why I think that learning things here are so much different than at the district level.

First of all, at the district level, you are just learning the ropes for that district and the way that things work there. But working for the State, well, that all goes out the window because what worked at the district doesn't mean is the correct way or the way that another school district can do it. So it's back to the drawing board for learning for me... but I don't mind it all. It allows me to grow as a person. And growing is something that I don't mind doing at all. It allows me to be a better person.

Growing is something that we should always do... spirituality, mentality, physically. And to have someone tell you that you are changing is something that you should recognize as growth, not something bad - but if they feel that it doesn't "benefit" them (the way that you are growing), well, that means that they aren't someone that wants to see you grow as a person. And we all know that we have people like that in our lives... people are just so closed-minded to see that there are wonderful things to explore in life and only follow others, instead of trying to make a mark of their own in life.

Well, let me get off my virtual "high-horse" and get back to work... sometimes when you let something out and let how you feel out, things start to get weird.

So here's to another week - at that, the last week of August - and another great day.