Going Hard

I sometimes find in my life there are times I push myself and others and times I want to pull others in.  This week has been a pendulum of both.  I'm pushing a new initiative and starting it in a 2nd grade classroom.  I could not be more excited, this will up the ante for our teaching and our student's learning.  Through this push, I am hoping to pull others in. This is a Glog that I will be using to launch the unit.  I know it will evolve and change as we are able to capture video of the students using STEM in inquiry based learning.  In order to start something new, you need to be comfortable with ambiguity and the possibility of failure.

In my personal life I've pushed myself in my marathon training.  I have 3 weeks until the Kentucky Derby Half Marathon and let's just say that long runs have not been a favorite weekly event of mine.  I've talked myself out of upping the ante the past 4 weeks, so I went from a 4 mile run last week, to a 10 mile run this week.  While I was excited to finish, the after affects left me drained all day. But pushing myself yesterday changed me. 

As a professional, triathlete, mother and wife there are times that I'm pushing harder in one area than in others.  I'm okay with that- the discourse of life.  I'm not a tap dancer.  Never have been.  I can't tap dance around controversial issues, or topics.I feel this burning to push the envelope.  To effect positive change on myself and  the circles that I work with.  I am always looking for ways to make this happen.  I am a stock holder in Theory Y.  I know people essentially want to do good and meaningful work. They will do so under the right conditions. I'm not a "shoulder".  I should...Should I... Maybe I should...  Before I know it I'm knee deep in shoulds. I'm okay with being different, okay with knowing that the culture of my home, work and life is always changing and evolving. 

Stop giving a should and start doing it.