Before you embark on any path ask the question: Does this path have a heart? If the answer is no, you will know it, and then you must choose another path. The trouble is nobody asks the question; and when a man finally realizes that he has taken a path without a heart, the path is ready to kill him. At that point very few men can stop to deliberate, and leave the path. A path without a heart is never enjoyable. You have to work hard even to take it. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy; it does not make you work at liking it. Carlos Castaneda
So after a fabulous rehearsal with the Newburyport Choral Society and Mr J S Bach, I find myself considerably lightened of a few burdens. I teach because I love to do so - I am often told what I do is "amazing" - but it's really pretty easy when you love what you do. I'm letting "them" take away the joy from me. It was never "theirs" to begin with.
So what's the path for me? The ed biz. Somehow. Creating communities where kids feel safe and respected and challenged and valued. Everybody wants that - and I've created it once, I can do it again, somewhere new if necessary. Just another piece of the puzzle....
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