Mary’s Musings

Busy Work

I remember times when the teacher would give us worksheets to keep us busy while she graded papers or filled out reports. For some students this was a genuine opportunity to get more practice with multiplication skills or identifying parts of speech, but for me, it was just something to keep me busy – busy work. Fast forward to today, and I’m still doing busy work.

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Responsibility

Many teachers and gurus talk about the importance of taking responsibility for everything in our lives. On one level, I totally get it. Everything, good and bad that has happened to me, all of my current circumstances are a result of choices I have made. I understand, and I accept it. At another level, I struggle with this lesson. Over and over again.

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