If I had one wish
I had a conversation one of the students I worked with and we were talking about wishes. This student is in middle school and is very young and said that if she had three wishes, she would for lots of money, a big house, and more wishes. I told her that if I had three wishes, I would only use one, and that wish would be for a real life pause button. Now this button would be for my own personal use and can be used at any time, for any reason. So for example, on days like today, when I feel overwhelmed and just want five minutes to myself, or on those days, when the sleep is really good and getting up is the absolute last thing you want to do, the pause button comes to the rescue. With this amazing button, you can pause life and restart it when you are ready. With this button, I can avoid car accidents, uncomfortable conversations, and any other unpleasant situation. It could be a way to freeze a moment that is really nice and make it last longer, or just catch up on that time off you didn't get to really use because you were busy doing everything but relaxing. Yeah, it would be nice to have this wonderful button that could make life that much easier. I mean, really, think about it. In countries like Spain, where there is time set aside every day for naps, you don't hear about ridiculously high crime rates, why? Because they take naps! People underestimate the power of being rested. Even in our society, kids don't really start getting mean toward each other until 2nd and 3rd grade... Why because it is around that grade level that they stop taking those good naps during school. I think I am begining to see the pattern here! I know that my bad mood today is directly related to the fact that I am wearing myself out trying to live the life of three different people. Brandelyn the socialist, who is trying to change the world, one student at a time, Brandelyn the writer who doesn't even have the time to wind down enough to actually work on the book, and Brandelyn the friend, who tries to be there for as many people in as many capacities as possible, and I have to be real honest y'all. A sister is tired. Even my "vacations" are working vacations, so where is the balance? They say that you should take 10 minutes out of every day and do something for yourself, but they way the day usually goes, its over before I even realize that i've fallen asleep and then a few hours later, we do it all again. I don't even have time to wash clothes (Have that tide ready for me Mommie! LOL!) but then again, how would i feel if I didn't have a ton of things to do? I'd be bored. So I ask you...where is the balance? The balance is in the pause button. A little tool that gives you just a little extra time to get back in the game. Man, i would pay big money to make that happen!
I'm done venting! Thanks for tuning in....
B
