Giving My Life Purpose

I know that healing is something that I have tried to do for myself. As a teacher, I have had to take on many different roles. I believe that teaching literature and the arts helps students to heal. Storytelling and humor definitely helps to reconstruct the negative into the positive. There are so many ills that young people face these days. There are fears of random acts of violence, terrorism, and so many insecurities that affect the psyche of our youth. These negative energies that have become so common in our social environment and their effects create a need for healing the soul and spirit on a daily basis. So perhaps my purpose will be to help in the healing process. Teaching children to imagine and create a more peaceful existence, and to instill in them that love is the driving force and most meaningful thing in life is a tall call of purpose. But, I am willing to answer the call. We are here for such a short time. Someone said, “Life is such a little while.” I suppose that we need to make it magical like Mrs. Fisherman made for us in Kindergarten. Why not? Everything we needed to learn we learned in kindergarten.  

The following are some quotes that have inspired me:

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”—Ella Fitzgerald

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”—Lao Tzu

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”—Martin Luther King, Jr.