Teardrops...

The past few days have been a major improvement over the first few days of the swear jar.  Only $0.75 total the last 3 days! Now I need to get that down to $0.  Baby steps.  Baby steps.

I am lucky enough to have a smart board in my classroom (it is basically a 5ft x 4ft Ipad).  Because of that I am able to have a class message every morning on it for my students.  It usually consists of reminders and some small things that I want them to accomplish that morning.  But I also have a "quote of the day" section.  In this section, not only do I put a quote, I put a picture of the person and some life information about them.  Every morning (or almost every) we spend about 2-3 minutes talking about the quote and what it means to them.  So, needless to say, I am always looking for quotes for them.  If you have any suggestions, post them please.

But what that leads me to this; have you ever listened to a song or read a quote that just makes you think about life?  I recently downloaded the new Coldplay CD (yes I know what that makes me, via the movie the 40 Year-Old Virgin), and found a fabulous song that just makes me think about life.  The song is called Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall.  I can't really explain the feeling the comes over me, but it is a great one.  But what I really love about it, are the lyrics.  The lyrics bring the song to life.  To me this song makes me want to help people and try to be the best person I can, which fits right into my resolution!

So I hope that you enjoy this song as much as I do.  Don't just "hear" it, actually "listen" to it, and let it take you over.

Until next time,
Mr. Ryan