Notes From Public School - Day 116

Notes From Public School - Day 116

One of my favorite writers is Ellen Bass.

She wrote a poem, “The World Has Need of You,” that is especially meaningful to me.

"It's a hard time to be human,” she writes. “We know too much and too little."

Wow.

I thought about her words as I opened my eyes to this new day.

It IS a hard time to be a teacher.

It IS a hard time to be a writer.

It IS a hard time to be ________. (I bet you can fill in the blank.

It IS a hard time to be human.

So how did I keep my eyes open?

How did I pull off my covers and put my bare feet on the floor?

How did I make my way to West Greenville to my job at Berea Elementary School?

I thought about these words, too.

“I am salt. I am light. I am made from the dust.”

Those words are from a character in a story I’m writing.

And they’re from somewhere in the deepest part of my heart.

They help me especially when It’s a hard time to be human.

They help me remember that I can do one thing for one person every day to flavor life.

What’s one way you flavored someone’s life, or someone flavored your life, today?

I’d love to hear.

They help me remember that I can do one thing for one person every day to light the way.

What’s one way you lit the way for someone, or someone lit the way for you, today?

I’d love to hear.

They help me stay humble, stay human, for I am dust.

What helped you stay humble, stay human, today?

I’d love to hear.

The world DOES have need of me.

And you.