May 27, 2009
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The Daily News
1 Ah, a return to the Land of the Living.
2 Easier said than done.
3 I forgot how much students can care.
4 My third period English class had this beautiful card made up, and when the door opened up, they came in all ears and braces.
5 They presented me with this card that was gorgeous, a card with a slanted rose done in sketch, and when opened, with small notes from each kid.
6 The entire day was like that. I had a student who could no longer stay in school due to many factors; she invited me to her home where she had to now remain in home teaching because regular school had placed her there. It was a sad, ongoing story all year, but she took the time to write and even invite me to stop by.
7 I also received some beautiful support from DN readers. I can't begin to list the nice thoughts, poems, stories, and soul that came in, but I would like to acknowledge a card from Chritian and Evelyn, inwhich ten treees were planted and registered in the Plumas National forest as a living monument to my Mom.
8 I have a thick folder of cards and thoughts that I'm quite certain I won't be able to answer adequately. I had no idea!
9 Anyway, on behalf of my family, friends, and anyone else, I thank all of you for your thoughts, whether you sent something, or whether you simply gave a nice thought and a prayer. It all has worked, that I'll guarantee you.
10 It's funny because you know your entire life to remain strong and to help others see how to deal with things like this, but yesterday I still lost it during my last period of the day. I had braved the odds and decided to share the last part of my speech to Mom's friends and family. I choked and didn't quite choke it out.
11 You know how sometimes in life you just lose it?
12 Yeah, that happened.
13 It reminded me of the Paul McCartney DVD of his last live tour. He starts to sing "Hey, Jude" and the entire tour catches up with him. He sings about John and George, and finally can't even sing a line. His crew has pictures of hearts which they all lift in homage during the song, and he cracks. He apologizes to the crew, and to the fans with this comment: "It's allowed...!"
14 I said those very lines to my last class of the day. I lost it, but not too bad.
15 Earlier in the day I went to my desk to get my glasses when the class had presented this beautiful card to me. On the way back to the podium, I tripped over internet cords and crushed my knee, my elbow, my ankel, and my spirit. The kids asked if I was hurt, and I replied, "Only my pride!"
16 Haha, so true.
17 To this minute though, I am physically in pain from that fall. I had already taken a tumble from the TOOOOOONDRA a day or so before, and fell again on the same injury.
18 So I don't know that I'm all there quite yet. I do know that a large part of my life right now is centered on showing others how to stay brave and strong no matter what life throws your way.
19 It's much harder than I thought, and twice as necessary.
20 I am better now.
21 Word of honor.
22 I am better now.
23 Live life.
24 Love life.
25 Peace.
~H~
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love you hache.
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