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Yesterday I had a pretty bad day as a substitute teacher... I corrected a kid for a behavior I mistook as anger, in fact, I think I told him "STOP THAT TWITCHING!"... only to find out later the kid has Tourettes.Fuuuuuuuuuuudge.... Not my finest moment. But they don't tell me who has "special needs" when I walk in, maybe because of privacy laws... who knows.. it would be nice to be informed...I would never want to hurt a child's feelings like that...
So I was all Booo Hoooo on the drive home booo hoooo I suck, life sucks, whaaaaaa whaaaaa... and I'm driving out of the school zone, right in the middle of town... and here comes a pack of 7 DEER, tromping right across the street in front of my minivan! It was a parade of whitetails and fluttering hoofs and friggin' unbridled joy! I was so taken aback, I just sorta HORKED out in laughter, laughed my ass off, in the car, by myself, like some sort of crazy person... Sigh... it was great...
I'm not one of those "sign-looker-outer-for" people.. it's just not my thing... But I needed to see those 7 deer right then. And I needed to laugh.
So I thank the Creative Force of the Universe, (that's what I call her), for constantly surprising me around every turn with the beauty and light in my life, and the ability to finally SEE it.
(please don't anyone step on my deer-buzz by telling me that humans are encroaching on the deer habitat which forces them to crash through suburban areas in search of food. I much prefer the "sign from God" scenario... ha!)
So I was all Booo Hoooo on the drive home booo hoooo I suck, life sucks, whaaaaaa whaaaaa... and I'm driving out of the school zone, right in the middle of town... and here comes a pack of 7 DEER, tromping right across the street in front of my minivan! It was a parade of whitetails and fluttering hoofs and friggin' unbridled joy! I was so taken aback, I just sorta HORKED out in laughter, laughed my ass off, in the car, by myself, like some sort of crazy person... Sigh... it was great...
I'm not one of those "sign-looker-outer-for" people.. it's just not my thing... But I needed to see those 7 deer right then. And I needed to laugh.
So I thank the Creative Force of the Universe, (that's what I call her), for constantly surprising me around every turn with the beauty and light in my life, and the ability to finally SEE it.
(please don't anyone step on my deer-buzz by telling me that humans are encroaching on the deer habitat which forces them to crash through suburban areas in search of food. I much prefer the "sign from God" scenario... ha!)
A few weeks back, I was feeling sorry for myself. I looked to the field to my right as I was driving and there was a bambi running through......you know what I thought, at least I have my freedom.
Thanks for sharing and the memory. Lovely post to read.
And the great thing about the class, if you go back, you will have experience :)
One of the guys in my meeting shares how he goes into the woods to just be.
I had a period of about a week where I swear a yellow butterfly was stalking me! haha! :)
I love it when I see deer like that, it makes me feel like a little kid.
You did not know about the kid with tourettes, don't beat yourself up over it. You would have never said that if you had known right? I don't think so. It was a mistake, not a "wrong" on your part.
GAWD, I couldn't help it. It's like something out of a Will Farrel movie. Yes, I'm warped... I apologize.
Hey, it's not your fault... you didn't know..
Awesome experience! (I mean with the deer)