However, I hace a student in my 3rd period (9th grade World History) who could not keep his mouth shut today. Every chance he got he had something to say, and it was always at the wrong time and not at all related to the lesson. Finally, after trying to ignore him, I told him that if I heard another word from him, that I would have escorted out of the class (implying by an assistant principle). I folowed up with "you have used all of your words for the day!" I thought that was kind of entertaining while still getting to the point.
We also received more bad news. The cancer has spread to Michelle's mom's cerebellum. She will undergo 10 straight days of radiation, but all it will do is prolong the inevitable, which, unfortunately is a lot sooner than we all would like. Michelle says that her mom seems to be "Ok" with it (for as "Ok" you could be), but it is her Dad and sister she worries most about. We'll see. Everything happens for a reason, right? It is not our place to ask why, no answer will come. We must teach ourselves how to cope with these things. It goes back to my quote from Monday, May 07. Basically, whatever it is, if it doesn't kill us, it will make us stronger. And we will have to be. This is going to be a time when we will have to be strong, I feel that I must be the strongest to help support those who are even closer to it than I (specifically, Michelle). I know I can do it but I must make sure to control my patience and look inside for calm.
"If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, you course will also become clear." - His Holiness, the Dalai Lama
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