Firstly, I'm finding I'm not capable of managing accordion style Post-It notes. I went to reach for one today on my desk and the entire stack came undone. In front of my entire class.
I'm capable of being sick and having a good day.
I'm capable of spending part of class getting to know my students and allowing them to get to know me.
I'm capable of walking out to my car in a parking lot and forgetting I'm walking to my car in a parking lot while thinking about this blogpost. This resulted in my feet hitting the back curb at Target. Someone once joked that I may be autistic when I said I counted the tiles on the floor as I walked. I'm starting to think it may not be a joke.
I'm capable of moving on while still being stuck in one place.
I'm capable of looking forward to what's ahead and missing what I had. I just played a song that I listened to nonstop walking to and from class in June and July. For a moment I thought I'd have to make a mad dash across University Ave. and 4th St. and walk quietly through Marcy Holmes with my iPod (thanks, brother).
I'm capable of fixing two burnt out light bulbs in the kitchen that are slightly too high for me to reach, even on a chair. I nearly fell off the chair at one point and, like an idiot, grabbed the chandelier. I'm still alive, the ceiling is still intact and the fixture is still connected to the ceiling.
I'm capable of trusting my friends to be my friends. Thanks Chuck, Amanda and Perry.
Tonight I watched Where The Heart Is. It's not the greatest movie made, but I do like it a lot. I still cry at the following line (and I'm capable of accepting that I'm too sensitive sometimes):
"Our lives can change with every breath we take. Let go of what's gone. Hold on to what you've got. We've all got meanness in us, but we've got goodness too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. And that's what we've got to pass on."
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Capable of moving on while being stuck. I like that one. I count tiles sometimes too. Please include video of the chandelier incident.
ReplyDeleteAs long as you (and we) continue to learn about what we are capable to do, there is still some adventure (small or big) around the corner. There was so many things I never thought I was able to do, but still... When I decided to try,.. you know... Being a father, try a new job, hold a friends hand in his last hours.. all those things I never thought I would manage to do.
ReplyDeleteI talk to much, I know... I love the song, never heard it in Swe. Your'e not autistic, your swedish/norwegian.. quite the same.
I count the tiles too, and many other things..
ReplyDeleteI knew we would be great friends, when you msg me...