Taste of my own Medicine

Today I got a taste of my own medicine.... I had to sit around listening to someone drone on about their area of expertise. Unfortunately, it happens to be an area on which I have spent a great deal of time and energy. Therefore, I was bored out of my mind! This left me feeling so empty tonight that I thought for sure that nothing would placate me. I came home, only to leave again for Starbucks. I came home from Starbucks and my hubby had a wonderful dinner ready and we ate. I still felt void. What's the point!

Then I realized as I always do after this type of day that it was a taste of my own medicine. How often do I drone on in front of my students, only to send them into the same mind numbing state? If nothing else, today's lesson is a firm reminder to stay fully engaged in the perspective of my young charges.

Now here comes the alcoholic's twist: before I would have come home only to numb my mind some more. Instead I am faced with my feelings and must creatively solve how I am reacting to them. I turn to this journal. Thank you for being here! Now I'm off for some laughs with John Stewart and Steven Colbert. If only I could teach like these guys spew out the day's news, with a twist. ;-)