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Omni Grove Park Inn Asheville, North Carolina Wednesday-3/29/2019 I crest over the mountains of Tennessee. My hands start shaking. My mouth becomes dry. The knuckles on my fingers, white from their grip on the steering wheel, beg to be let loose. I can't. At least, not yet. Welcome to the Thursday Thrive. Each week, I invite my readers to share examples of moments in their lives when they feel themselves thriving, not just surviving. As educators, being overwhelmed feels like part of the job description. When one item moves from our to-do list, two more pop up. You can choose your own definition of thrive . You can use examples from your personal life or your professional life. However you want to approach thriving is up to you. The Journey Begins For this first Thriving Thursday post, I wanted to share about my Spring Break triumph to Asheville, North Carolina. As a child, I watched my mother shout her fear of the mountains. Intensely terrified of them, she wou...

What is the purpose of this blog? Excellent question. Let me tell you. I began my career as an educator when I was 19. I taught students in middle school, most of whom were only about 5 years younger than I at the time. I was so shy that I didn't speak in my classroom for over a month. I literally hung back and watched the lead teacher. At times, I sit baffled at the journey that brought me to this destination, specifically this blog. I am a person who needs to move. I teach high school partly because being in one classroom all day would be a nightmare for me. I commute roughly 40 minutes both ways (that would be 80 minutes) because the drive allows me time to decompress. As an undergraduate, I learned that I need a commute. Without the commute, I struggle being pleasant when I arrive home. The only regret I have about the commute-less time with the Dynamic Duo-Jax and Gray. Through the years, I learned what I need to do in order to be able to function in a world th...