Michele writes……

So while the picture above at lemon represents where we started our day, it is by no means where we ended it. Our school moved,  and we were clearly the last to know.  Actually I was well aware the main school moved however I wasn’t informed that they closed the second location that happened to be a block (a 4 minute walk rather than a 12 minute walk) from our house last month.  So, with all best laid plans, we can still stumble and landed at the wrong location for our first day of school.  Here’s where the stress and logistics of a trip can feel heavy when you’re the one directing everyone.  So without missing a beat we rerouted to our new school.  The physical adjustment was far easier for me than the emotional one.  And here’s where we learn to pivot. Life can’t always be predictable.   If we stay fixed and rigid in our thinking in any situation…with set expectations, without the ability to pivot, then life can be even harder than it needs to be.  I had in my head what it looked like for my schooling experience.  It was familiar,  it was safe, it was predictable….. all until it wasn’t.  I think most of us in life keep from moving on,  or changing course in life because we refuse to pivot.  We stay stuck; in situations,  in relationships, in jobs, and in behaviors.  So here’s to getting unstuck.

I regrouped and was happy to see my teacher, even though I fear her greatly. For those of you who followed along last year,  I have the same teacher, and she’s hard. Yes, I chose her once again. I am either a masochist or I really wanna be forced to learn Spanish… only time will tell which it is.

Then, on our pausa (our break), I saw this on the wall at our coffee spot. Life is short, and in the big picture, the small stuff doesn’t matter. What’s important is to be present with others and to serve…. in whatever capacity we are able to.

We went to salsa lessons tonight and I am most proud of Kayla for taking the class with me, and secondly most proud of Nicole for stepping in and learning to be a lead (we were short on men). When I hit a wall tonight with being the decision maker of the trip, I was thankful Nicole stepped in. There were more peaks today than valleys, so I’ll be grateful for them both.