A ray of sunshine

Greetings all!

I'm not going to lie... I've been feeling a tad discouraged lately. It seems that every direction I turn, I'm confronted with hurt and sadness. Maybe this is because I'm now in the position to see pain in it's full light? I'm not sure, but nonetheless when I receive e-mails such as the following from students, it brightens my day (and makes a permanent spot for itself on my bulletin board). Read with caution:


"Hello! Thank you so much for the alert: I will convey it to my parents! After the inevitable season of mourning they are bound to engage in, I'm sure they will settle upon leaving my little brother at home with as much ease as a walrus settling upon an ice drift in the Arctic- assuming they do so with considerable ease, and assuming there are walruses in the Arctic, as well as ice drifts. I joke! This is no problem at all, in fact! Anyway, thank you for very much for letting me know, and I do look forward to meeting you as well! Many thanks!"
(Sent from a Varsity Letter in Community Service Award Winner)

Makes me laugh everytime. :) I share this because even through all the suffering that is happening in our world, there are people (such as the student above) that want to make it a better place. And as ridiculously cheesy as this sounds, it keeps me motivated. Hopefully you find a tinge of motivation there as well, and if not, at least a good laugh. That's all for now.

Paz,

Vanessa