“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company.. a church.. a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past.. we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you.. we are in charge of our Attitudes.” ~Charles R. Swindoll

Charles Swindoll could not have put it any better! Indeed, the only disability in life is a bad attitude. I try to remember this all the time and it has helped me greatly over the years to rise above issues. It's something we should all work at and teach to our students -a major life skill.

A teacher or a cheater?

I am a teacher at heart and so i guess it is only natural that the first post on my blog spot should be one on that noble profession-teaching. It has been said, and i agree wholeheartedly, that teaching is a calling. If you do not have the conviction that you are called into it, take my advise and look for something else to do. Otherwise, you do not deserve that noble title- teacher. The word cheater would be more appropriate to describe you. Think of the many lives you would be wasting.
And for those folks out there who think a teacher is to be pitied, pity. Because you're more to be pitied. What would life be without teachers? Stop to think about that - realistically and with an open mind- for a minute. Let us learn to treat our teachers with respect and dignity.