Stumbled onto this wonderful poem by Taylor Mali (www.taylormali. com; also a great video version available http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=RxsOVK4syxU):
What Teachers Make, or
Objection Overruled, or
If things don't work out, you can always go to law school
By Taylor Mali
He says the problem with teachers is, "What's a kid going to learn
from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about
teachers:
Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.
I decide to bite my tongue instead of his
and resist the temptation to remind the other dinner guests
that it's also true what they say about lawyers.
Because we're eating, after all, and this is polite company.
"I mean, you¹re a teacher, Taylor," he says.
"Be honest. What do you make?"
And I wish he hadn't done that
(asked me to be honest)
because, you see, I have a policy
about honesty and ass-kicking:
if you ask for it, I have to let you have it.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional medal of honor
and an A- feel like a slap in the face.
How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall
in absolute silence. No, you may not work in groups.
No, you may not ask a question.
Why won't I let you get a drink of water?
Because you're not thirsty, you're bored, that's why.
I make parents tremble in fear when I call home:
I hope I haven't called at a bad time,
I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.
Billy said, "Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don't you?"
And it was the noblest act of courage I have ever seen.
I make parents see their children for who they are
and what they can be.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder,
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them write, write, write.
And then I make them read.
I make them spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, definitely
beautiful
over and over and over again until they will never misspell
either one of those words again.
I make them show all their work in math.
And hide it on their final drafts in English.
I make them understand that if you got this (brains)
then you follow this (heart) and if someone ever tries to judge you
by what you make, you give them this (the finger).
Let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true:
I make a goddamn difference! What about you?
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
smitha shares with us.........
Smitha has done isp class in Hsr layout Banglore.she is in her pregnency full of energy and creativity shares a poem with us....
sharing a small poem i wrote the other day..
here you are my little one developing fast in my womb
transcended time and taken a different body to continue on your purpose
here you are who can love and hope
bringing joy into all of us
here you are in great harmony
beautifying the very purpose of living
love
Smitha
sharing a small poem i wrote the other day..
here you are my little one developing fast in my womb
transcended time and taken a different body to continue on your purpose
here you are who can love and hope
bringing joy into all of us
here you are in great harmony
beautifying the very purpose of living
love
Smitha
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Sheetal Vinod share their experience !!!!
Hi Srujana Mam,
After a long waiting period, finally am happy to announce that i am pregnant and my baby is safe, and its all because of the parenting program [ ISP ] which i had attended in bangalore in HSR layout, and your positve energy and blessings, without this i dont think i would have handled such a tough situation...Just wanted to share how this program and the meditation has influenced me...On march 5th i tested from home and i saw a faint line and confirmed that i was pregnant..was really excited..confirmed it again with another company's card and even that showed positive, Doctor adviced to do an internal scan as my history showed ectopic pregnancy..The following day when i did the scan i came to know that things were not favouring me even this time.The doctor who did the scan confirmed that its not in the uterus and the tubes are thickened and there is some free flow of lose fluid all these were strong evidences for ectopic pregnancy again..He also said if it had to be normal it would have fallen to the uterus now and they were unable to see the tubes as the layers were thickened..I went for beta HCG test the same day..I still remember how upset and angry i was, I was wondering why god is punishing us again and again...There are so many parents who dont want babies, throw them to roads, some kill the babies through abortions..why those souls are not coming to my womb ?? was asking these qns repeatedly to myself..Yes its true that doctor had told earlier itself when i went thru laparoscopy in March 2009 that i have chances of having it again..but the chances according to the doctor was only 10-25 % , when i reached home that night from hospital..i swear when i saw the flowers hanging at the door for me to do pooja everyday morning, seeing that i was very very angry towards god and even threw those flowers down saying to my husband, i dont believe in god anymore..From the date we were married i had only 3 prayers of which one was please fullfill my wish of becoming a mom in life...i know my reaction was very very immature...but that night i cried a lot, did not take folic acid tablet, when my husband asked me to take..the question i asked to him was why should i again protect the baby having folic acid when i know that in the next two three days it will be killed and i will have to witness it..TRUST ME ON SUNDAY MORNING AT AROUND 4 AM. I WAS AWAKE I FELT SOMETHING IS INSIDE, I COULDNT IDENTIFY BUT A PICTURE OF TWO TUBES FULL IN BLOOD CAME TO MY MIND ,I COULD VISUALIZE BECAUSE OF MY HEART BEAT MY TUBES AND THE UTERUS ALSO WAS VIBRATING..I EVEN COULD SEE A BLACK TINY SEED LIKE THING TRYING TO MOVE STUCK BETWEEN FEW HAIRS INSIDE THE TUBE....I TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND WAS EXHALING IT OUT SO HARD AND WAS IMAGINING THAT THE BLOOD IN THE TUBES WAS PUSHING IT SLOWLY...I REPEATED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I COULD FEEL YES IT IS MOVING...I DID SEE IT FALLING IN THE UTERUS...even today i dont know whether it was an imagination or a dream...i had seen on a website couple of days back how an egg released from ovary fuzes with the sperm travels through the tube and falls inside the uterus..it was an animated one...may be that s the reason i would have imagined like that..but i dont wish to take it that way...Sunday morning i told my husband as soon as i woke up its not an ectopic pregnancy...and he consoled me saying when doctor said after scan there are 95% chances how can u get excited like this...i told him no no i saw i saw..he said its my illusion and lets face however it is..i even told him the beta hcg we took on saturday will not favour us, but it will be different if we do it tmrw as my baby fell today morning...he did not utter a word. Next day morning i got the report and it was 95 very very low...We took a second opinion from an experienced HOD of sagar appolo with the help of you mam, and she told us hearing the HCG levels ur pregnancy is dropping...which again scared me but i was confident because i have never experienced such a feeling visualizing it...doctor gave us a positive reply saying lets not hurry for surgery lets wait and watch how her beta hcg levels are going..If it doubles in 48 hrs she can conclude as normal if goes high and go down then not normal..The first test was done on 8th of March, and the result was 495 it went high by 5 times, i was happy even my husband then realized what i said was correct...but still our fingers were crossed..coz she wants to see a couple of test result she said...On 10th i gave another sample ...in the evening i was sitting out in the balcony looking at the sky just imagining how each organs in the body are excited and working fast to protect the baby...i was imagining kidneys are doing their duties fast thats why i am urinating now and then...wtever i eat is being processed fast thats why i am feeling hungry even after eating a lot...i saw an eagle flying up in the sky just floating enjoying...was listening to a bhajan and felt that she was doing a ballet there in the sky according the tune...was thinking to myself..for animals what ectopic ?,what miscariage ?, what nutiritious food ? what rest ? right ! they eat everything...still they give birth and all the animals are equally or may be more intelligent than humans ? does anybody inform them about all this...Was feeling guilty of accusing god...but was wondering about his creations on earth... i get a call in the evening from my husband my hcg levels have gone again to 2343...i just couldnt believe it..i again asked him..check propery check properly....he said yes yes !! FROM 95 to 495 again to 2343...Wt should i say for this ? miracle ? or my will power ? or my subconcious mind ws strong enough to show me ? i dont knw whatever it was i just thanked god...I did the internal scan yesterday...and got to see my baby in the uterus...a black colour sac which i had visualized the same image in the uterus..baby is inside the sac now..i l get to see in the next scan...
Mam, just want to thank you for all the support you have given me through out even now...i dont know how to express it..if i had not attended the ISP program it would have been a great loss for us, i would not have come to know that our minds are so strong..i would not have realized the feeling of god is within and not the idol we do pooja daily, without your positive talks daily this wouldnt have happened...I REALLY REALLY THANK YOU AND THE DOCTOR FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART...You showed me the power of the mind, Doctor she waited patiently without hurrying for a surgery ! thats why my baby is safe now..
To all expecting and planning mothers and ladies out there,,,,, please please understand that MIND IS STRONG...anything is possible...In my case it went beyond rules after confirming it as ectopic that too 95% and my baby has come back...so be brave...dont be immature like me :-) just love yourself..feel ur mind...meditate...feel the silence...feel the peace..anything is possible. Hope this was not a long mail and i did not bore you..but just wanted to share all my minute experiencea as the month of March in my life i cannot forget in 2009 and 2010. Guess what ? my husband has started meditating, visualizing my womb and the baby...I thank god for blessing us..
Keep me in your prayers...i am still on my toes as doctor has adviced me to take complete rest for the following two weeks..Bless me and all other expecting mothers out there..
--
Regards ,
Sheetal Vinod,
After a long waiting period, finally am happy to announce that i am pregnant and my baby is safe, and its all because of the parenting program [ ISP ] which i had attended in bangalore in HSR layout, and your positve energy and blessings, without this i dont think i would have handled such a tough situation...Just wanted to share how this program and the meditation has influenced me...On march 5th i tested from home and i saw a faint line and confirmed that i was pregnant..was really excited..confirmed it again with another company's card and even that showed positive, Doctor adviced to do an internal scan as my history showed ectopic pregnancy..The following day when i did the scan i came to know that things were not favouring me even this time.The doctor who did the scan confirmed that its not in the uterus and the tubes are thickened and there is some free flow of lose fluid all these were strong evidences for ectopic pregnancy again..He also said if it had to be normal it would have fallen to the uterus now and they were unable to see the tubes as the layers were thickened..I went for beta HCG test the same day..I still remember how upset and angry i was, I was wondering why god is punishing us again and again...There are so many parents who dont want babies, throw them to roads, some kill the babies through abortions..why those souls are not coming to my womb ?? was asking these qns repeatedly to myself..Yes its true that doctor had told earlier itself when i went thru laparoscopy in March 2009 that i have chances of having it again..but the chances according to the doctor was only 10-25 % , when i reached home that night from hospital..i swear when i saw the flowers hanging at the door for me to do pooja everyday morning, seeing that i was very very angry towards god and even threw those flowers down saying to my husband, i dont believe in god anymore..From the date we were married i had only 3 prayers of which one was please fullfill my wish of becoming a mom in life...i know my reaction was very very immature...but that night i cried a lot, did not take folic acid tablet, when my husband asked me to take..the question i asked to him was why should i again protect the baby having folic acid when i know that in the next two three days it will be killed and i will have to witness it..TRUST ME ON SUNDAY MORNING AT AROUND 4 AM. I WAS AWAKE I FELT SOMETHING IS INSIDE, I COULDNT IDENTIFY BUT A PICTURE OF TWO TUBES FULL IN BLOOD CAME TO MY MIND ,I COULD VISUALIZE BECAUSE OF MY HEART BEAT MY TUBES AND THE UTERUS ALSO WAS VIBRATING..I EVEN COULD SEE A BLACK TINY SEED LIKE THING TRYING TO MOVE STUCK BETWEEN FEW HAIRS INSIDE THE TUBE....I TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND WAS EXHALING IT OUT SO HARD AND WAS IMAGINING THAT THE BLOOD IN THE TUBES WAS PUSHING IT SLOWLY...I REPEATED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I COULD FEEL YES IT IS MOVING...I DID SEE IT FALLING IN THE UTERUS...even today i dont know whether it was an imagination or a dream...i had seen on a website couple of days back how an egg released from ovary fuzes with the sperm travels through the tube and falls inside the uterus..it was an animated one...may be that s the reason i would have imagined like that..but i dont wish to take it that way...Sunday morning i told my husband as soon as i woke up its not an ectopic pregnancy...and he consoled me saying when doctor said after scan there are 95% chances how can u get excited like this...i told him no no i saw i saw..he said its my illusion and lets face however it is..i even told him the beta hcg we took on saturday will not favour us, but it will be different if we do it tmrw as my baby fell today morning...he did not utter a word. Next day morning i got the report and it was 95 very very low...We took a second opinion from an experienced HOD of sagar appolo with the help of you mam, and she told us hearing the HCG levels ur pregnancy is dropping...which again scared me but i was confident because i have never experienced such a feeling visualizing it...doctor gave us a positive reply saying lets not hurry for surgery lets wait and watch how her beta hcg levels are going..If it doubles in 48 hrs she can conclude as normal if goes high and go down then not normal..The first test was done on 8th of March, and the result was 495 it went high by 5 times, i was happy even my husband then realized what i said was correct...but still our fingers were crossed..coz she wants to see a couple of test result she said...On 10th i gave another sample ...in the evening i was sitting out in the balcony looking at the sky just imagining how each organs in the body are excited and working fast to protect the baby...i was imagining kidneys are doing their duties fast thats why i am urinating now and then...wtever i eat is being processed fast thats why i am feeling hungry even after eating a lot...i saw an eagle flying up in the sky just floating enjoying...was listening to a bhajan and felt that she was doing a ballet there in the sky according the tune...was thinking to myself..for animals what ectopic ?,what miscariage ?, what nutiritious food ? what rest ? right ! they eat everything...still they give birth and all the animals are equally or may be more intelligent than humans ? does anybody inform them about all this...Was feeling guilty of accusing god...but was wondering about his creations on earth... i get a call in the evening from my husband my hcg levels have gone again to 2343...i just couldnt believe it..i again asked him..check propery check properly....he said yes yes !! FROM 95 to 495 again to 2343...Wt should i say for this ? miracle ? or my will power ? or my subconcious mind ws strong enough to show me ? i dont knw whatever it was i just thanked god...I did the internal scan yesterday...and got to see my baby in the uterus...a black colour sac which i had visualized the same image in the uterus..baby is inside the sac now..i l get to see in the next scan...
Mam, just want to thank you for all the support you have given me through out even now...i dont know how to express it..if i had not attended the ISP program it would have been a great loss for us, i would not have come to know that our minds are so strong..i would not have realized the feeling of god is within and not the idol we do pooja daily, without your positive talks daily this wouldnt have happened...I REALLY REALLY THANK YOU AND THE DOCTOR FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART...You showed me the power of the mind, Doctor she waited patiently without hurrying for a surgery ! thats why my baby is safe now..
To all expecting and planning mothers and ladies out there,,,,, please please understand that MIND IS STRONG...anything is possible...In my case it went beyond rules after confirming it as ectopic that too 95% and my baby has come back...so be brave...dont be immature like me :-) just love yourself..feel ur mind...meditate...feel the silence...feel the peace..anything is possible. Hope this was not a long mail and i did not bore you..but just wanted to share all my minute experiencea as the month of March in my life i cannot forget in 2009 and 2010. Guess what ? my husband has started meditating, visualizing my womb and the baby...I thank god for blessing us..
Keep me in your prayers...i am still on my toes as doctor has adviced me to take complete rest for the following two weeks..Bless me and all other expecting mothers out there..
--
Regards ,
Sheetal Vinod,
Monday, March 8, 2010
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