Hard work

I've had a tension headache for two weeks. I've tried more coffee, less coffee, aspirin, tylenol, more sleep, less work and everything else I could think of. The one thing that didn't occur to me was trying a nine hour day of teaching special education. All of it non-stop with students. I was totally stressed this morning, wondering how I would make it through the day. Now I feel a sense of tired peace. I worked hard. I did a good job. I made a difference in the lives of the children and families I work with. I served God and my fellow man to the best of my ability.

And as a reward, my tension headache is gone. For the first time in weeks I feel calm and at peace. I feel confident in my abilities to teach and handle my work load for the rest of the week.

I hope to do a little bunny hunting with Luna (the puppy) later this week, go steelhead fishing with Colleen and hopefully some other good friends, and maybe even bring the fly-rod to the steelhead stream. Life is good. We are indeed blessed.