Reading my Bachis' tweets this first week has been so much fun! I have never gotten a chance to get to know them outside of the classroom, so seeing who they are outside of their uniforms is really intriguing. In class they always seem so happy and giddy, so the paramount observation I've made this week about them in the Twittersphere has come as a bit of a surprise... Kfter a week of reading their tweets, I've come to realize that 90% of the tweets are complaints. Complaints about love, about school, about parents, about themselves, etc. It shouldn't really have come as a surprise I suppose, as they are teenagers and teenagers have a certain amount of angst they must get through before they can get where they're going next... But what did really come as a surprise was how, after seeing their amount of complaining from an outside perspective, it started making me aware of how much I myself complain on a daily basis! >_< They're 16. They have an excuse. I'm 24. What's my excuse??
Clearly I need to shift my attention... So let's change things up and do a little gratitude:
Today I am grateful for...
1) Having the weekend all to myself. At first this made me nervous that I was going to feel lonely or depressed... But I forgot that was the old me. Hanging out in my favorite PJs listening to music and eating yummy food. Dancing around my room and stopping to write. Being at blissful peace with myself and adoring my own company. <3
2) The Of Monsters & Men concert on Monday! Hearing their music live and watching their adorable, authentic smiles while they sang their songs made me feel so optimistic and refreshed. Concerts have a way of sucking you in and out of your current story... They transcend life for a moment, and suddenly you are privy to one of those rare glimpses of the bigger picture. <3
3) Living in Spain and being surrounded by students who adore me for who I am.
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