Dealing...

So today was the big day...learning how to "deal" with the button pushers in my life. I must admit that I was hoping Pastor Mike would stand before us today and say if someone is toxic and pushing your buttons that you should go home and type a blog stating all of that peron's flaws, lies & hurtful behaviors. To my dismay, he did not. Shocker, eh? He did however have quite a few things I did need to hear.
#1 - I have to be responsible for my own life and emotions. i.e. my own happiness. If I am unhappy it is because I choose to be, not because someone else is making me unhappy. This isn't a new concept to me but it was nice to have it reaffirmed.
#2 - You reap what you sow. This is a double edged sword. It is nice to know that the jerky people of the world with get their own someday. Revenge is so sweet. I have mixed feelings because I don't ever want to wish ill will on anyone...BUT, if I am honest I do have those ideas every now and then. Either way, I also have to accept that what goes around comes around - for me as well. Like I have mentioned before...I haven't always been the greatest person (and for the "button pushers", please do not take this as an invitation to publicly criticize me) and I have done my share of things that I will reap the consequences...that is, if I haven't suffered enough already.

There was so much more but I was called out of church to feed Elise. I will have to get the CD.

After church, we went to Lorain to Indy's birthday party. We stayed too late and now I am tired. Too much to do...

I am off to Reidinger Middle School tommorow. I have 7th & 8th graders this week. I was pondering my job and basic "role" last week. I decided that I basically spend my time talking to a room full of puberty about "hormone managment". It is so much fun. Last week I had a sixth grade boy ask me, "what is a clitoris?" I answered him but it was very clinical (Part of a woman's vagina.) Short and sweet. He didn't ask anything else. I had two boys ask me what sex feels like. Funny, they never asked me these sorts of questions unil I had children.

Okay, have a great night.