Today's Monday Morning Warm-up is to "find beauty in your work."  http://jbknowles.livejournal.com/ Well, I don't have any "work" yet, so this is kind of hard to do. Reading Jo's blog about Finding Beauty got me thinking though. Her blog about choosing a theme for her life each year http://jbknowles.livejournal.com/480410.html really hit home. I guess I feel like I waste so many moments being worried, stressed, and consumed by the negative things in my life. I am constantly focused on how much needs to be done, where everyone needs to be, whether everyone is doing what they are supposed to do and what will happen if they don't do what they are supposed to, and countless other joy-sucking thoughts. It is the by-product of being a mom/step-mom to 7 kids, full-time, as well as a busy 6th grade ELA teacher, full-time, and the wife to an amazing man, full-time. I know it is normal to be so busy and for my mind to be preoccupied so much of the time, given my situation, but I feel like I am "missing it." I feel like life is flying by at an incredible pace and I can't even stop to take a breath, let alone look around and enjoy the beauty of the ride. So, Jo Knowles, I am stealing your idea. Yes. Stealing it. I can't promise that I am going to slow down much or worry less, but I am at least going to try to pause for a moment each day and look for the beauty. #100beatifuldays #TeachersWrite