A Step Forward

I have a very bright student who is failing because he has given up. He excuses himself by saying he will try, but having said that he does not finish. He will often tell me that he has forgotten, as if that will make everything fine. Recently he was placed on a behavior contract. This is a tangible way of tracking behavior. Yesterday I saw a happy child that was finally getting work done. I told him that it was nice watching him grow up. He is making progress, even if for just one day, he is moving forward one step at a time.

A Good Motto

Failure is forgiven;

Giving up is not.

Accomplish the Dream

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Fearless

I love being with the Primary children on Sunday. My counselors and I leave Sacrament Meeting a little early so we can set up the chairs. One of my counselors often brings her children to help. Jane is a sweet 4-year-old. She is amazing when it comes to arranging the chairs. She drags chairs that are bigger than she is into place.

Jane is fearless. She and I have arthritis in our knees, and we both take medication.  There are days that my mobility is not great, and my knees hurt. Jane’s mother tells me that she insists on doing what everyone else is doing. She does not give up. I love her “Can Do” spirit. She is one of my heroes.

Disagree Nicely

It is appropriate to disagree.
It is not appropriate to be disagreeable.

~Elder Quentin L. Cook—Apostle

Keep Moving Forward

Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great.

Doctrine & Covenants 64:33

Keep Trying

President Heber J. Grant (1856–1945) often quoted this saying from Ralph Waldo Emerson.

 “That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do; not that the nature of the thing is changed, but our power to do is increased.”