Recently and suddenly, a former Warden and someone I worked with for years, died last weekend way before his time. He wasn’t someone close to me by any means, in fact I had some issues with some of his practices. I don’t know much about his family but I know he left behind a wife and a teenage daughter.
I’m not sure why I’ve been a bit bothered by it this week, perhaps I wish I could have parted ways with him a little differently. Perhaps it’s from looking back and seeing myself in his shoes had I continued in that career path.
Finals are here, I wear my stress on my face. My seborrhea Dermatitis flared up badly. I get wound up over things that in the end, are not as big of deal as I (we) make them to be in the moment.
Today I was rushing to get the 6 year old out the door, I found my patience about to snap when he said something kind of silly and innocent as 6 year olds do…I really don’t even remember what it was that he said but we found ourselves laughing to the point of tears while getting our socks and shoes on. I no longer cared, so what if we’re two minutes late to class on this gorgeous day in May. Rather than rushing off after dropping him off to school I got out of the car and watched him walk into school with his batman messenger bag bouncing behind him like he owned the place.
It’s a good day to be alive….sometimes you have to realize that.
gotta get ready for work. Cheers all.
2 Comments
May 9, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Our kids are a good reason to remember that these days are good days to be alive. Good luck with those finals, Todd. You can kick ass with the best.
Love
Mum-in-Law
May 14, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Life is good. Just keep telling yourself that. Our children are great. We’re surviving work and school. We are DAMN lucky.
Love me.