Today's thought from Hazelden is:

Don't miss out on today's learning experiences.

They won't come again. We will never have another day exactly like today, so let's take advantage of the lessons we're offered.

We don't like to make mistakes, and we don't like to be in situations that are fraught with stress, but mistakes and distress seem to go along with being human and alive. Both can be turned into sound learning experiences.

We don't learn if we try to deny or ignore the situation we don't like or don't handle well; nor do we learn if we try to fix unpleasant circumstance with over- and under eating. How much better if we can accept the difficulty, see how we have contributed to it, and arrive at a positive course of action. And how often it helps to talk about the problem with someone else instead of pridefully insisting on muddling through alone. Very likely, we will discover that today's richest learning experiences are those we share with others.

I will accept the lessons today offers and share them with someone else so that we both can grow.
From: Inner Harvest by Elisabeth L.

What have I learned today? Well, I learned that Jermaine is a lot like those crows in the Walt Disney movie "Dumbo". Rember the song "When I See an Elephat Fly"? He tells tall tales like those crows. But I was right all along. He does it to get a reaction. He's really working Missie's nerves.

I learned that Lakale does better in a small group setting. His problem with the CDC room of old had to be the people who occupied the room- mainly Mr. Pontal. He's doing a lot of good work now.

I learned that Cody can't take too much attention. It begins to get antsy when Missie pours it on.

I learned that I'm a lot like my students. I like to get a reaction from people when I'm in my sickness. I do well in small group settings. And I can't take too much attention (Mikkie- that's how the girl down the row from me spells her name- really is beginning to wear on my nerves. I'm trying to establish boundaries.)

I learned that Doolittle is getting a divorce after 24 years of marriage. His wife has bi-polar and is without medication. He's been drinking to cover up how hurt and confused he is about all of it.

I learned that Barbara is going in for surgery on Friday. She's got a ton of health problems mostly reoccuring cancer.

I learned that my mother is getting less steady on her feet and is more often than not unable to complete a sentence. She can't remember things very well.

How does all of that affect me? I don't know.